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Hodgkin, Dorothy
British crystallographer and Nobel Prize winner (1910-1994). Dorothy Crowfoot, as she was born, was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. After a brief period as a postgraduate student at Cambridge University, she returned to Oxford in…
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Show more- Encephalopathic syndrome A dangerous condition with symptoms similar to those of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), of which it may…
- Sprain, ankle See: Ankle sprain
- Shoulder dislocation Displacement of the ball of the shoulder joint (the top rounded portion of the upper arm bone, or humerus)…
- Anti CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- GOLD-0 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Durable power of attorney This is a type of advance medical directive in which legal documents provide the power of attorney to another…
- Angina, Prinzmetal Angina, Prinzmetal: Chest pain due to a coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of one of the vessels…
- Meningitis Inflammation of the meninges, usually due to a bacterial infection but sometimes from viral, protozoan, or…
- Tobacco smoke, environmental Abbreviated ETS. See: ETS.
- CNP Copy number polymorphism
- Synovial membrane A layer of connective tissue that lines the cavities of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae and makes synovial…
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…