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Hygieia
The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine (whose staff with entwined snake is the symbol of medicine). Asklepios (known to the Romans as…
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- Ductus arteriosus A key arterial shunt (ductus) in fetal life. Before birth, blood pumped from the heart through the pulmonary…
- Gy Abbreviation for gray
- Blueberry root See: Blue cohosh
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Seizure, Jacksonian See: Jacksonian seizure
- Cancer, bile duct An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the…
- Anterior chamber The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris. The cornea is the outer…
- Heterochromia iridis A difference of color between the iris of one eye and the other. (A person with one brown and one blue eye…
- Chart, Snellen's The familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. Snellen's chart is imprinted…
- Tumeric A spice with anti-inflammatory effects. The active ingredient is curcumin, which has antioxidant and…
- Dobelle, William H. (1941-2004) Pioneer designer of an experimental system of artificial vision for the blind involving the…