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Siddha medicine
An ancient system of medicine prevalent in South India. The word Siddha comes from the Tamil word for perfection. Those who attained an intellectual level of perfection were called Siddhas. Siddha medicine aims at the immortality of the…
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Show more- Stenosis, carotid See: Carotid stenosis
- Pellagra >Diarrhea; >Dermatitis: A scaly rash on skin exposed to light or trauma; >Dementia: Mental disorientation…
- Thromboxane A2 The active type of thromboxane. Abbreviated TXA2
- Brain freeze See: Ice cream headache
- Epidemic The occurrence of more cases of a disease than would be expected in a community or region during a given time…
- Hiccup A hiccup is an extraordinary type of respiratory movement involving a sudden inspiration (intake of air) due…
- Anesthetic, local An anesthetic that causes loss of feeling in a small part of the body
- Cyclooxygenase Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
- CK The military designation for cyanogen chloride. See: Cyanide
- Precursor Forerunner. That which precedes or is derived from an available source. The term 'precursor' is applied to an…
- Ubidecarenone See: Coenzyme Q10
- Breast, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating…