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Euthanasia, active
The active acceleration of a 'good' death by use of drugs etc, whether by oneself or with the aid of a doctor. The word 'euthanasia' comes from the Greek -- 'eu', goodly or well + 'thanatos', death = the good death -- and for 18th-century…
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- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Coxsackievirus A family of enteroviruses first found in the town Coxsackie south of Albany, New York. The Coxsackieviruses…
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- Visual receptor The layer of rods and cones that are the visual cells of the retina
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