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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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backache

Medical; Medicine

Nonspecific term used to describe back pain; generally refers to pain below the cervical level.

extrabulbar

Medical; Medicine

Outside of or unrelated to any bulb, such as the bulb of the urethra, or the medulla oblongata.

negative feedback

Medical; Medicine

That which occurs if the sign or sense of the returned signal results in reduced amplification.

lumbar region

Medical; Medicine

The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the pelvis.

regio lumbalis

Medical; Medicine

The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the pelvis.

Lane band

Medical; Medicine

A congenital band on the distal ileum that may extend into the right iliac fossa causing stasis.

lane kink

Medical; Medicine

A congenital band on the distal ileum that may extend into the right iliac fossa causing stasis.

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