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Paprika
A spicy seasoning ground from a variety of sweet red pepper (Capsicum annuum), the original source of vitamin C, isolated by the Hungarian scientist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893-1986). The story goes that Szent-Gyorgyi did not like paprika…
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- Sjogren of Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: Henrik Samuel Conrad Sjögren, Swedish ophthalmologist (1899-1986), who described the sicca…
- Sleep, non-rapid eye movement Sleep, non-rapid eye movement: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain…
- Laryngectomy, total A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…
- Nephropathy, diabetic See: Diabetic nephropathy
- Neuraminidase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme called neuraminidase. For example, oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiinfluenza…
- Blood pressure, high Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated blood pressure…
- Postoperative hemorrhage Bleeding after a surgical procedure. The hemorrhage may occur immediately after the surgery or be delayed. It…
- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Sand-blind Partly blind, semi-blind, half-blind. From the Old English samblind from sam- meaning semi- + blind. In the…
- Withdrawal, penis A method of contraception, also called coitus interruptus, in which the man withdraws his penis from the…
- Sex region Y A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region which goes by the symbol…