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Garlic
A perennial herb of the lily family cultivated for its pungent, edible bulbs. Garlic has been used with the intention of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Allergic reactions, skin inflammation, and stomach upset have been reported…
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- Nerves, cranial Nerves that emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from…
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Anthophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of flowers. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they face…
- Samaritan See Good Samaritan
- Urinary tract infection Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms. Common symptoms…
- Amnesia, anterograde See: Antegrade amnesia
- Department of Energy (DOE). One of the U.S. government agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- Urethritis Inflammation of the urethra. (The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine…
- Treatment, palliative To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- DPT Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus vaccine. Today the more frequent abbreviation is DTP (for…
- Birth defect Any defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic factor or by…