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Hotel-Dieu
A name often given to a hospital in France during the Middle Ages. Hotel-Dieu literally means the hotel (of) God. In Paris, the Hôtel-Dieu is a venerable and famed hospital. A hospital can also be a place to take care of inanimate objects…
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- Edema, hereditary angioneurotic Edema, hereditary angioneurotic: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's…
- Cardiac tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of blood or other fluid inside the…
- Deficiency, adenosine deaminase (ADA) A genetic (inherited) condition that results in a immune deficiency disorder called severe combined…
- Pauling, Linus The alpha helix, the structure of most proteins, discovered by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey. See: Alpha…
- Ocular conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Seat belt A belt used to hold an individual in their seat. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for…
- Bathophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers from bathophobia experience anxiety even though they…
- R/O Medical abbreviation for rule out
- Writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Retinal wrinkling See: Macular pucker
- Gestational diabetes Gestational diabetes: See: Diabetes, gestational.