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Disease, Werner-His
Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who did describe the bundle of His in the heart), this is a louse-borne disease that was…
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Show more- Iatrapistic A lack of faith in doctors. Entirely from the Greek: 'iatr-' indicating a relationship to a physician or…
- Karyotype A standard arrangement of the chromosome complement done for chromosome analysis. For example, a normal human…
- Dermis The lower or inner layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin.The dermis contains blood…
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Tid (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, tid means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for 'ter in die' which in Latin…
- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Typhus One of a group of acute infections caused by rickettsiae, transmitted by arthropods (lice, fleas, mites), and…
- Hormone, thyroid Chemical substance made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland…
- Citrulline A non-standard amino acid that is not normally present in protein. Citrulline is created in the body as an…
- Candidemia Bloodstream infection with Candida, a yeast-like fungus. Persons at high risk for candidemia include…
- Laboratory A place for doing tests and research procedures and preparing chemicals, etc. Although 'laboratory' looks…
- Mineralocorticoids A group of hormones (the most important being aldosterone) that regulate the balance of water and…