Category: A
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Angel wing
The unusual protrusion of both shoulder blades, also known as winged scapulae.
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Anestrus
The interval between two menstrual cycles in a human female. The phase when a female mammal, excluding humans, is not in estrus (heat).
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Artistic anatomy
The outward appearance and contour of humans and animals, influenced by their underlying skeletal and muscular systems, as relevant to art forms like painting and sculpture.
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Anarrhexis
The surgical procedure to re-break a bone for the purpose of realigning it in a more optimal position.
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Anal
Pertaining to the anus, which is the lower exit of the digestive system.
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Amyotrophic
Pertaining to conditions where muscle atrophy is a characteristic.
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Amylorrhea
An unusually high amount of starch found in the feces.
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Amyelineuria
Impaired functioning or paralysis of the spine.
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Amphoric breath sounds
The hollow sounds you hear through a stethoscope placed over a lung cavity are similar to the noise made when you blow air over the opening of a bottle. These sounds occur as the patient breathes, with air passing over the cavity and generating these distinct acoustic qualities.
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Amniorrhea
The depletion of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the womb shortly before childbirth.