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Blackwell, Elizabeth
(1821-1910) The first woman to receive a medical degree from an accredited American college. Blackwell was born in Bristol, England. Her father was a nonconformist, liberal, and abolitionist. In 1832 with her family, she immigrated to…
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- Fear of cold An abnormal and persistent fear of cold, including cold weather and cold objects. Sufferers of this fear…
- Plague Plague: The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly…
- Papillomatosis, juvenile laryngeal Juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords in…
- Therapeutic touch A practice derived from an ancient technique called laying on of hands. It is based on the premise that it is…
- Map, linkage A map of the genes on a chromosome based on linkage analysis. A linkage map does not show the physical…
- Fear of mirrors An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Nerve, optic The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina. The…
- RNA, transfer In cooperation with the ribosomes, transfer RNA brings (transfers) activated amino acids into position along…
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