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Rapid development of osteoporosis in a hand or foot, resulting from injury, infection, or malignancy. Osteoporosis in the hand or foot which develops quickly as a result of injury, infection or malignant growth.  

The clear alkaline fluid secreted by the glands of the small intestine. It contains mucus and digestive enzymes, including enteropeptidase, erepsin, lactase, and sucrase.  

Denoting a horizontal view of the base of the skull.  

The entire chain of segments that make up the body of an adult tapeworm. The series of proglottids of the adult form of a tapeworm.  

A cell or group of cells found between muscle fibers that responds to stretching of the muscle by transmitting impulses to the central nervous system through sensory nerves. Stretch receptors are part of the ‘proprioceptor system necessary for the performance of coordinated muscular activity. A proprioceptor located in a muscle or tendon that is stimulated…

The site of the embryonic mouth, marked by a depression lined with ectoderm from which the teeth develop. The membrane separating it from the foregut breaks down by the end of the first month of pregnancy. An external depression lined with ectoderm and bounded by frontonasal, mandibular, and maxillary processes of the embryo. It forms…

A synthetic female sex hormone used to relieve menstrual disorders and symptoms of the menopause, to treat prostate and breast cancer, and to suppress lactation. It is administered by mouth or injection; side-effects are those of other synthetic estrogens.  

A sodium-containing salt of antimony used to treat schistosomiasis. It is administered by injection; side-effects may include digestive upsets, slow heart rate, and anemia. A trivalent tin compound, used in treating schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and granuloma inguinale.  

A small painless nonmalignant swelling in the lower half of the sternomastoid muscle, appearing a few days after birth. It occurs when the neck of the fetus is in an abnormal position in the womb, which interferes with the blood supply to the affected muscle, and it is most common after breech births. The tumor…

A long muscle in the neck, extending from the mastoid process to the sternum and clavicle. It serves to rotate the neck and flex the head.