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Blister beetle
A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for medicinal purposes to raise blisters on the skin. An example of a blister beetle is the so-called Spanish fly. All blister…
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Show more- Bone scan A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material…
- Toxic syndrome The ensemble of the signs and symptoms of the disorder resulting from exposure to a toxic agent. There are…
- Ocular conjunctiva That part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer surface of the eye. The…
- Gland of external secretion See: Exocrine gland
- Disease, clinical A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognized. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Acute membranous gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Diet, Atkins A high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularized by Dr. Robert C. Atkins. See: Atkins…
- Endothelium A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and…
- Aerotitis Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Examination, postmortem An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but…
- Oligodactyly Fewer than the normal number of fingers or toes. Oligo- is from the Greek 'oligos' (few or scanty) + -dactyly…