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C. elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
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- Vaccination, pneumococcal pneumonia
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- Assisted suicide Suicide: The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family…
- Coprolalia The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…
- Orgasmic dysfunction See: Anorgasmia
- Suicide prevention Diminishing the risk of suicide. It may not be possible to eliminate entirely the risk of suicide but it is…
- Morphia Another name for morphine. Both morphia and morphine come from the name of Morpheus, the ancient god of sleep…
- Venous catheterization See: Catherization, venous
- Delirium tremens A neurological symptom of alcohol withdrawal seen in chronic alcoholism, with includes symptoms of psychosis…
- LaCrosse encephalitis Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…
- Retrosternal Behind the sternum (the breastbone)