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Exercise, aerobic
Brisk physical activity requiring the heart and lungs to work harder to meet the body's increased oxygen demand. Aerobic exercise promotes the circulation of oxygen through the blood. Examples of aerobic exercise include running, swimming…
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- Siddha medicine An ancient system of medicine prevalent in South India. The word Siddha comes from the Tamil word for…
- Medulla, adrenal The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…
- Sting, Africanized bee All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger…
- Keratosis follicularis A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Burn, third degree A burn in which the damage has progressed to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation
- Lens, objective In a microscope, the objective lens is the lens nearest to the object being examined whereas the lens closest…
- Color, eye See: Eye color. See also: EYCL1; EYCL2; EYCL3
- Expressivity The consistency of a genetic disease. For example, Marfan disease shows variable expressivity. Some persons…
- Craniocleidodysostosis >Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with square skull, late closure of the sutures of the skull, late…