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Nosebleed, treatment of
To stop a nosebleed, you should pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index finger, and press firmly toward the face, compressing the pinched parts of the nose against the bones of the face. Hold the nose for…
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- Vaccination, anthrax A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine now in use in the USA…
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Commun. Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission…
- Concatemer Multiple copies of a DNA sequence arranged end to end in tandem. Concatenate means to link together in a…
- Recurrent abortion The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…
- Nerve, optic The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina. The…
- Syndrome, phantom limb See Phantom limb syndrome
- Thoracic cage The structure formed by the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, the sternum (breastbone), and the costal cartilages…
- Gage, Phineas The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was…
- Herbal 1. An adjective, referring to herbs, as in an herbal tea.2. A noun, usually reflecting the botanical or…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…