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A vein accompanying the brachial artery, draining into the axillary vein. Main blood vessel that returns blood from the arm, terminating at the axillary vein. Either of a pair of veins that accompany each brachial artery and join each axillary vein.  

The point on the arm where pressure will stop bleeding from the brachial artery.  

A muscle that causes the elbow to bend.  

Any type of splint or appliance worn for support, e.g. a metal support used on children’s legs to make the bones straight or on teeth which are forming badly. A common type of orthopedic device; also a type of orthodontic device used for children. Device, usually of metal, plastic, wood, or leather, or a combination…

A state where the ankles touch and the knees are apart when a person is standing straight. An outward curving of the bones in the legs. A normal part of development, bow legs are common in children younger than age 2. As a child grows, the curve normally straightens. Bow legs that persist beyond age…

With bow legs.  

A form of carcinoma, appearing as red plaques on the skin. The earliest form of squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer; also known as squamous cell carcinoma in situ. In Bowen disease, cancer cells are entirely within the epidermis (the outer layer of skin) and have not yet entered the dermis (the middle…

A sudden attack of a disease, especially one which recurs.  

A thin tube which can be inserted into passages in the body such as the oesophagus or rectum, either to allow liquid to be introduced or to dilate the passage. A slender, cylindrical instrument inserted into tubular body passages. A bougie may be rigid or flexible, hollow or solid. Bougies are commonly used to dilate…

A poison produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and used, in small doses, to treat muscular cramps and spasms. The toxin of the anaerobic bacterium clostridium botulinum is now routinely used to treat focal dystonias in adults. These include blepharospasm, spasmodic tortiollis, muscular spasms of the face, squint and some types of tremor. Injected close…