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Synesthesia
A condition in which normally separate senses are not separate. Sight may mingle with sound, taste with touch, etc. The senses are cross-wired. For example, when a digit-color synesthete sees or just thinks of a number, the number appears…
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- Charcoal, activated See: Activated charcoal
- Body packer An individual who ingests wrapped packets of illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, ecstasy…
- Transplant, bone marrow See: Bone marrow transplant
- Kinetics Kinetics (with an 's' at the end) refers to the rate of change in a biochemical (or other) reaction, the…
- Fever, scarlet Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (GERD) Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (GERD): The stomach contents regurgitate and back up (reflux) into the…
- Immunization, yellow fever A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Beta-defensin See: Defensin
- Polio vaccine, Salk See polio vaccine, inactivated
- Post Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…