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Flores man
See: Homo floresiensis
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- Kirklin See: Kirklin, John W.
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- Autoimmune hepatitis A disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing inflammation of the liver…
- Face, masklike A surgical procedure designed to make the face appear younger by pulling loose facial skin taut. With age or…
- Antimalarial A drug directed against malaria. The original antimalarial agent was quinine which took its name from the…
- Parasympathetic nervous system A part of nervous system that serves to slow the heart rate, increase the intestinal and gland activity, and…
- P. acnes See: Propionibacterium acnes
- Syndrome, Martin-Bell Better known as the fragile X syndrome, the most common heritable form of mental retardation. Fragile X…
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…
- Blister A collection of fluid underneath the top layer of skin (epidermis). One that is more than 5 mm in diameter…