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  2. Anatomical terms of bone - Wikipedia

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    A line refers to a long, thin projection, often with a rough surface. Ridge and crest refer to a long, narrow line. [10] Unlike many words used to describe anatomical terms, the word ridge is derived from Old English. [11] [b] A spine, as well as referring to the spinal cord, may be used to describe a relatively long, thin projection or bump.

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

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    cord(i)-of or pertaining to the heart (uncommon as a prefix) Latin cor, heart commotio cordis, cornu-applied to describing processes and parts of the body as likened or similar to horns Latin cornū, horn greater cornu: coron-pertaining to the heart: Latin corōna: coronary heart disease: cortic-cortex, outer region Latin cortex, bark of a tree

  4. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Tethered cord syndrome: TEF Tracheoesophageal fistula: TIA Transient ischemic attack: TMH Trainable mentally handicapped: TMJ/TMD Temporomandibular joint disorder: TMR Trainable mentally retarded: TN Trigeminal Neuralgia: TOS Thoracic outlet syndrome: TS Tourette syndrome: TS Tuberous sclerosis: TSC Tuberous sclerosis: TSEs Transmissible ...

  5. Tethered cord syndrome - Wikipedia

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    All forms involve the pulling of the spinal cord at the base of the spinal canal, literally a tethered cord. [1] The spinal cord normally hangs loose in the canal, free to move up and down with growth, and with bending and stretching. A tethered cord, however, is held taut at the end or at some point in the spinal canal.

  6. Jump wire - Wikipedia

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    Stranded 22AWG jump wires with solid tips. A jump wire (also known as jumper, jumper wire, DuPont wire) is an electrical wire, or group of them in a cable, with a connector or pin at each end (or sometimes without them – simply "tinned"), which is normally used to interconnect the components of a breadboard or other prototype or test circuit, internally or with other equipment or components ...

  7. What Is Jumper's Knee? Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention - AOL

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    If you're an athlete who does an activity with a lot of jumping involved, or if you have a child or teen who plays such a sport, you may one day find yourself with jumper's knee. In the medical ...

  8. Glossary of medicine - Wikipedia

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    The term geriatrics comes from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer". However, geriatrics is sometimes called medical gerontology. Gonad – A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland [193] is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism.

  9. Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    In forming or understanding a word root, one needs a basic comprehension of the terms and the source language.The study of the origin of words is called etymology.For example, if a word was to be formed to indicate a condition of kidneys, there are two primary roots – one from Greek (νεφρός nephr(os)) and one from Latin (ren(es)).