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Hospice care
Care designed to give supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness and focus on comfort and quality of life, rather than cure. The goal is to enable patients to be comfortable and free of pain, so that they live each…
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- Gene silencing A mechanism by which cells shut down large sections of chromosomal DNA. Gene silencing is done by…
- Manicheel tree A dangerous tropical tree whose sap is highly poisonous and corrosive. The sap comes out when a leaf is…
- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Prepuce The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys…
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Third cranial nerve
- Demulcent Soothing. The word 'demulcent' comes from the Latin verb, 'demulcere' meaning 'to caress.' Something that is…
- Progressive dementia with cerebellar ataxia See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Gtt. Abbreviation meaning drops (from the Latin 'guttae', drops). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of…
- Entomophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that most…