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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    pain: Greek ἄλγος (álgos) analgesic-algia, alg(i)o-pain Greek myalgia: all-denoting something as different, or as an addition Greek ἄλλος (állos), another, other alloantigen, allopathy: ambi-denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two Latin ambi-, ambo, both, on both sides ambidextrous: amnio-

  3. List of calques - Wikipedia

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    Note: From a technical standpoint, Danish and the bokmål standard of Norwegian are the same language, with minor spelling and pronunciation differences (equivalent to British and American English). For this reason, they will share a section.

  4. Luz (bone) - Wikipedia

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    Interpretations disagree as to where in the spine the luz is located. Some say it refers to the small, almond-shaped bone at the top of the spinal column (the first cervical vertebra, C1 or the Atlas ), underneath the brain, on the top of the spine, (the bone where the knot of the tefillin rests).

  5. Radiculopathy - Wikipedia

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    However, the pain or other symptoms often radiate to the part of the body served by that nerve. For example, a nerve root impingement in the neck can produce pain and weakness in the forearm. Likewise, an impingement in the lower back or lumbar-sacral spine can be manifested with symptoms in the foot.

  6. Glossary of medicine - Wikipedia

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    Back pain – is pain felt in the back. It is divided into neck pain (cervical), middle back pain (thoracic), lower back pain (lumbar) or coccydynia (tailbone or sacral pain) based on the segment affected. [54] The lumbar area is the most common area for pain, as it supports most of the weight in the upper body. [55]

  7. Radicular pain - Wikipedia

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    A common form of radiculitis is sciatica – radicular pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve from the lower spine to the lower back, gluteal muscles, back of the upper thigh, calf, and foot as often secondary to nerve root irritation from a spinal disc herniation or from osteophytes in the lumbar region of the spine.

  8. Djed - Wikipedia

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    The djed, an ancient Egyptian symbol meaning 'stability', is the symbolic backbone of the god Osiris.. The djed, also djt (Ancient Egyptian: ḏd 𓊽, Coptic ϫⲱⲧ jōt "pillar", anglicized /dʒɛd/) [1] is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion.

  9. Stigmata - Wikipedia

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    Stigmata (Ancient Greek: στίγματα, plural of στίγμα stigma, 'mark, spot, brand'), in Catholicism, are bodily wounds, scars and pain which appear in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ: the hands, wrists, feet, near the heart, the head (from the crown of thorns), and back (from carrying the cross and ...