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Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma)
A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it. ('Perfecting the World' is an excellent biography of Dr. Hodgkin by A. M. and E. H. Kass)
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Show more- Rhinotillexomania Compulsive nose picking. Among the more obscure and exotic terms in medicine, rhinotillexomania has drawn…
- Haploid A set of chromosomes containing only one member of each chromosome pair. The sperm and egg are haploid and…
- Functional genomics The function of each gene in the genome. Functional genomics is the study of genes, their resulting proteins…
- Effective dose The dose of a drug that will achieve the desired effect
- Constipation Constipation: Infrequent (and frequently incomplete) bowel movements. The opposite of diarrhea, constipation…
- Renal aneurysm An aneurysm involving the kidney
- Fetoscope (1) A flexible fiberoptic device used to view or operate upon a fetus within the womb (to do fetal…
- Pedophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of babies and children. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- VIG Vaccinia immune globulin
- Carcinoma, ampullary Cancer of a structure called the ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common…
- Fugue state The complete order of bases in a gene. This order determines which protein a gene will produce.
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…