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An alcoholic chaser reputed to relieve a hangover, usually needed the morning after imbibing too much alcohol. There is no scientific evidence as to the efficacy of this time-honored treatment for a hangover. The saying originated in the…
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- Accessory placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. Also called a succenturiate or supernumerary placenta. The…
- Capsid The protein coat of a virus. The term capsid came in 1960 from the French capside, from the Latin capsa…
- Skin graft, full-thickness A graft technique in which sheets of skin containing both the epidermis and the dermis are used
- Toxicogenomics The collection, interpretation, and storage of information about gene and protein activity in order to…
- Vascular hemophilia See: Von Willebrand disease
- Patient autonomy The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- Elastin degrading enzyme See: Elastase
- Langer-Saldino type achondrogenesis See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Cervicitis Inflammation of the cervix
- Calcium channel blocker A drug that blocks the entry of calcium into the muscle cells of the heart and the arteries. It is the entry…
- Protein, proteolipid See: Proteolipid protein