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Maimonides' prayer
R of a Physician: A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like the famous oath of Hippocrates, the prayer of Maimonides is often recited by new medical graduates. This prayer…
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Show more- Inch In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot…
- Janiceps Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together, with the faces looking in opposite directions, like the…
- CD4 count, absolute See: Absolute CD4 count
- Internal genitalia, male See: Male internal genitalia
- Syndrome, congenital central hypoventilation See: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
- Somniloquy Sleep talking. Talking in one's sleep is considered a normal phenomenon that is of no medical or…
- Patent (adjective) Open, unobstructed, affording free passage. Thus, for example, the bowel may be patent (as opposed to…
- HTR1A A gene on chromosome 5 that encodes a type of receptor for serotonin. See: 5-HT1A
- Mitral valve A valve in the heart situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle that permits blood to flow from…
- Antiparasitic Effective in the treatment of parasites. For example, nitazoxanide (Alinis) is an antiparasitic medication…
- Nerve, recurrent laryngeal One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Ankle The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…