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Show more- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Syndrome, Pickwickian The combination of obesity, somnolence (sleepiness), hypoventilation (underbreathing), and plethoric (red)…
- Abdominal muscle deficiency syndrome Partial or complete absence of the abdominal muscles so that the outlines of the intestines are visible…
- CLIP 1. Abbreviation for Corticotropin-Like Intermediate-lobe Peptide, a molecule identical to part of…
- NIEHS Stands for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Naming diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- Cancer, prostate Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second…
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute The largest private source of medical research funds in the United States. The Institute is one of the…
- Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) which occurs during a specific season
- Xero- Fix): Dry. From the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry.' Examples of words containing 'xero-' -- xeroderma is dry…
- Scopolamine Scopolamine: A venerable drug that is a naturally occurring member of a large chemical class of compounds…
- Campion, Thomas (1567-1620) English physician, poet, and composer. Campion first studied law, but had little sympathy with…