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Medical conditions and body parts. But nothing good enough to self-diagnose with, just the basics!

Subcategories: Body parts (199), Phobias (6), Senses (5), Substances (22)

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L is for Loin

Your loin is the back side part of your body between your ribs and your hips. It is found on both the left and right sides of your body.

Your loin muscles can help you bend, twist, and stand up straight. In cooking, the meat from that part of an animal's body is called a loin of meat.

L is for Lower back

Your lower back is the body between the ribs and the hips. It is also called the lumbar area.

People often hurt their lower back by lifting things wrong, or by spending a lot of time sitting wrong. The man in the photo has a tattoo on his lower back.

L is for Lump

A lump can mean more than one thing. A lump can be a raised bump on something else. The person in the picture has some lumps on their arm.
A lump is also a piece of something that has an irregular shape, such as a lump of coal.

L is for Lung

Your lungs are inside your chest, inside your rib cage. When you breathe in, they fill up with air.

L is for Lymph nodes

Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped parts of the body. They help your body fight germs and infections.

You can find lymph nodes in many places, like the neck, armpits, and groin. When your body is fighting sickness, they can swell and feel tender. Doctors may check them during an exam to learn about your health.

M is for Mandible

The mandible is the name for the lower law bone. It is the part of the jaw that moves up and down so you can eat and talk.

M is for Mandrake

Mandrake is a poisonous plant. It has a thick root that is often shaped like a human, hence the name mandrake. There are many legends around the mandrake plant, including the myth that when you pull it up, the plant screams and kills everyone who hears the scream. Mandrake has a hallucinogenic effect and has been used in rituals and magic ceremonies for centuries.

M is for Mane

Long hair growing on an animal's neck is called a mane. Horses, male lions and some other animals have manes. A person with a particularly large, shaggy head of hair is often described as having a mane.
Marrow is found in the middle of your bones. Marrow produces many cells vital to keeping you alive, including red blood cells.
Marrow from cooked bones can also be eaten. The marrow in the picture is meant to be eaten spread on toast.
You may also like to know about the vegetable kind of marrow.

M is for Medicine

Medicine is any substance that is used to treat disease or injury.

M is for Midwife

Midwives offer care to pregnant women through their pregnancy, the delivery of their babies and for some time after the birth. Compared to obstetricians, midwives generally take care of women with low-risk pregnancies, and strive to help women have a natural birthing experience and try to intervene as little as possible.

M is for Migraine

A migraine is a severe headache that usually affects one side of your head. Migraines cause nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Migraines can sometimes cause hallucinations. Migraines can last for several days, and stop you from being able to do anything.

M is for Molar

Your molar teeth are the large teeth in the back of your mouth that help you chew food. They are wider and flatter than your other teeth.

M is for Moustache

A moustache is the hair that grows on the top lip of an adult man or animal. The hair that grows on your chin is called a beard.

M is for Mouth

Your mouth is in the middle of the bottom half of your face. You use your mouth to eat and to talk. You should always keep your mouth shut when you are eating.

M is for Muscle

Your muscles are the part of your body that make you move.

N is for Nape

Your nape is the back of your neck, just below the hairline. It is where your neck stops and becomes your head. It is mostly used to refer to the hairline on the back of your neck.

N is for Nausea

Nausea is a very bad sick feeling in your stomach, like you want to vomit.
People generally get nausea when they are pregnant, have food poisoning or other poisoning or when they are sick.

N is for Navel

Your navel is the little dent on a person or animal's belly where the umbilical cord used to be attached. It is commonly called the belly button.

N is for Neck

Your neck is between your head and your body. Your neck is sometimes called your throat. It has several bones in it, and can turn in a variety of directions. People like to wear jewellery around their necks.