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A condition in which the muscles lose weight and become thin. Conversion of muscle protein into energy; this conversion removes protein from muscles and weakens them.  

The specialized type of tissue which forms the muscles and which can contract and expand. Tissue that contracts and moves various parts of the body.  

A component fibre of muscles.  

One of two layers of muscle forming part of the lining of the intestine.  

Referring to a neurone or receptor stimulated by acetylcholine and muscarine. To the effects of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine on nerves of the parasympathetic nervous system.  

A poison found in fungi. The poisonous principle found in some toadstools. It is a cholinergic substance with pharmacological properties resembling those of acetylcholine, a chemical neurotransmitter released at the junctions (synapses) of parasympathetic nerves and at the junctions where nerves enter muscles.  

A sign of an inflamed gall bladder, where the person will experience pain if the abdomen is pressed while he or she inhales [Described 1912. After John Benjamin Murphy (1857-1916), US surgeon.] Pain on deep inspiration when an inflamed gallbladder is palpated by pressing the fingers under the rib cage.  

The crime of killing someone intentionally.  

A thrombus which forms on the wall of a vein or artery. A blood clot that forms on the wall of the heart, especially along an immobile section of the heart damaged by myocardial infarction or cardiomyopathy. Such clots may occasionally embolize, causing stroke or organ damage. A blood clot, or thrombus, forms on the…

A mental disorder in which someone tries to get hospital treatment for someone else such as their child or an elderly relative. It is regarded as a form of child abuse, as the person may cause a child to be ill in order to receive attention. Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), a member of the…