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anatomical landmark

Healthcare providers use anatomical landmarks - or biologically meaningful reference points - to describe the location and/or orientation of clinical findings... Read More

anatomical method

A method of estimating stature that involves measuring all bones constituting the components of stature, summing those measurements, and correcting for the missing soft tissue... Read More

anatomical position

A standard reference position for the human body when standing erect, facing forward, feet forward and slightly apart, arms down at sides, and palms facing forward... Read More

anatomical specimens

Skeletal specimens deliberately treated for curation, analysis, or teaching... Read More

anatomical structure

Any component of the anatomical system, typically in reference to part of the human body... Read More

ancestry

The geographic region and/or the ancestral origin of a group or individual... Read More

ancestry estimation

Classification of an unknown skeleton into a particular ancestry group or population... Read More

ancillary service

Support service provided in conjunction with medical or hospital care (e... Read More

androgyne

A person whose biological sex is not apparent based on the male/female binary... Read More

androgynous

A descriptive term referring to an individual whose gender expression and/or identity may be neither distinctly female/feminine or male/masculine... Read More

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