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Prontosil
The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the great German physician and chemist Gerhard Domagk (1895-1964). In 1925 Domagk was named Lecturer in Pathologic Anatomy (pathology) in…
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Show more- African American An American of black African descent. The term may also be written with a hyphen as African-American. The…
- Stomach emptying study Also called a gastric emptying study, this test evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Acrylamide A chemical created in foods when starches and other carbohydrates are overheated (over 120°C or 250°F) during…
- Nephritis, infective tubulointerstitial Inflammation of the kidney due to infection. Symptoms include nausea, pain in the kidney area, fever, and…
- Whole-arm translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an…
- Tuberculin A protein extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is used in a skin test to determine if a person has…
- Onycho- (prefix) Pertaining to the nails. Examples of medical terms involving 'onycho-' include onychodystrophy (abnormal…
- Nuclear family The family group consisting of the father, mother, and their children, as distinct from the extended family
- Incest Sexual activity between individuals so closely related that marriage is prohibited. Incest involving a child…
- Non-inferiority clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- Nephropathy, membranous See: Membranous nephropathy