A Doctor Is Performing a Physical Exam

question 88

Short Answer

A doctor is performing a physical exam. When he examines the patient's hands and face, he notices the patient has a very prominent forehead, a wide face, and extremely thick fingers. The medical term for enlargement of the bone structure, especially of the hands and face, is ________.

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Definitions:

Phospholipids

A class of lipids forming the major component of all cell membranes, characterized by a hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic tails.

Osmotic Pressure

The pressure required to prevent the flow of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane that separates two solutions with different concentrations.

Solute Concentration

The amount of a substance dissolved in a unit volume of solution.

Selectively Permeable

A property of cellular membranes that allows some substances to pass through while preventing the passage of others.