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Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine: Healing arts not taught in traditional Western medical schools that promote options to conventional medicine that is taught in these schools.. An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet to treat…
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Show more- Line, single transverse palmar See: Simian crease
- White spots on the nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Syndrome, deafness-ichthyosis-keratitis See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Asphyxia Impaired or impeded breathing.
- Bed sore A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and…
- Periodontitis Gum disease. The word 'periodontitis' literally means 'inflammation around the tooth.' Periodontitis and all…
- Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Inst. One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and conduct…
- Deer mouse A deceptively cute rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary…
- Pharyngeal Having to do with the throat (pharynx)
- Transcription Making an RNA copy from a sequence of DNA (a gene). Transcription is the first step in gene expression
- Agonist, LHRH A compound that is similar to LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) in structure and is able to it…
- Acinus, pulmonary The ending of a tiny airway in the lung, where the alveoli (air sacs) are located. In anatomy, an acinus is a…