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Dummy
In science experiments, a substance without any active ingredient, a placebo. In the UK, a pacifier: an artificial nipple, usually made of plastic, upon which an infant can suck to gain some solace and quiet down. Dummies have been claimed…
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Show more- Plague, Great The 'Great Plague' that swept London in 1665 was probably not really the plague but rather typhus. The plague…
- Demyelination A degenerative process that erodes away the myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers. Demyelination…
- Suture See: SV40.
- Airway obstruction >Adults: The Heimlich maneuver. >Children over 1 year of age: A series of 5 abdominal thrusts (a children's…
- Rectal itching See Anal itching
- Periodic abstinence Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Mab Monoclonal antibody. See: MAB
- Transporter gene The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Proposita A female through whom a family medically comes to light (is first ascertained). Also called the proband or…
- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
- MCI Mild cognitive impairment
- Radiosensitive Sensitive to X-rays and other forms of radiant energy. For example, a tumor may be radiosensitive, and…