A shaped container in which a broken limb can rest without being completely surrounded.  

A drop of liquid, as used in treatment of the eyes.  

The tubular organ for the digestion and absorption of food. A type of thread, made from the intestines of sheep....

A collection of unexplained symptoms, including fatigue, skin disorders, and muscle pains, affecting some soldiers who fought in the Gulf...

A surgical instrument for cutting out tonsils.  

In a fetus, fibrous tissue connecting the testes ( the gonads) to the groin.  

In the UK, a person appointed by a hospital or Health Trust to make sure that information about patients is...

A vermiform appendix that is always slightly inflamed.  

Pains associated with adolescence, which can be a form of rheumatic fever.  

A tube which can be passed from the external auditory meatus into the middle ear, usually to allow fluid to...