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- Lizard bite Only two types of lizards are poisonous: the Gila monster that lives in Arizona and Mexico and the beaded…
- Endoscope A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Dyspeptic Pertaining to dyspepsia, a term that is probably more often encountered today in advertising than in…
- Morton's neuroma Morton's neuroma: A swollen inflamed nerve in the ball of the foot, usually between the base of the second…
- Pulled elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Palm The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the…
- Pleurae Pleural of pleura (the thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs)
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…
- Epsom salt Magnesium sulfate. Known as Epsom salt because it was originally extracted from the mineral-rich water of…
- Cancer of the labia See: Cancer of the vulva