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Dol
A unit of measurement of pain. The term dol was invented by James Hardy and his research colleagues Herbert Wolff and Helen Goodell at Cornell University where from 1950 to 1959, they carried out pioneering experiments on pain. Hasrdy…
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- Dolor 1. Pain, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with calor, rubor and tumor). 2. By…
- Cryo-EM Cryo-electron microscopy
- NEI Stands for National Eye Institute, one of the US National Institutes of Health. NEI's mission is to 'conduct…
- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Prosthesis, auditory See: Auditory prosthesis
- Sense, balance Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: >…
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Screening, kidney disease Screening (looking) for early kidney disease in people who are not already known to have it. Kidney disease…
- Xenobiotic Natural substances that are foreign to the body
- Small intestine The part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the large intestine