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- Critical care Intensive care. The specialized care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening and who require…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Sabin 1. Sabin, Albert.2. Sabin, Florence R.
- Trial, clinical A trial done to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their…
- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- Disease, cat scratch A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Disease, Minamata A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- John W. Kirkland See: Kirklin, John W.
- Hirudotherapy The use of leeches for medical therapy. Sometimes referred to as the 'treatment that sucks.' From hirudin…