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Soper, Fred L.
(1893-1977) American physician, epidemiologist and public health administrator. Soper won a Lasker Award in 1946 for organizing successful campaigns to eradicate yellow fever and malaria between 1927 and 1945. He also made key…
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Show more- Microphallus An abnormally small penis. Also called micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis that is…
- Ultraviolet B One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet A and ultraviolet C) given off by…
- Cruciate Cross-shaped. 'Cruciate' comes from the Latin 'crux' which means 'cross'. (That is the crux of this matter)…
- Pinosome A tiny fluid-filled vesicle (bubble) within a cell. Pinosomes are created in the process of pinocytosis in…
- Code black While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…
- Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers from clinophobia experience anxiety even though…
- Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) A form of immunoglobulin G (IgG) that can bind to thyrotropin (TSH) receptors on the thyroid gland. TSIs…
- Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating 'mad cow'…
- Bladder inflammation Inflammation of the urinary bladder. Also called cystitis. Can be due to infection from bacteria that ascend…
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
- Hematoma, epidural See: Epidural hematoma