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Panacea
A universal remedy, a cure-all. The word 'panacea' comes from the name of Panaceia, the daughter of Asklepios, the Greek god of medicine (whose staff with entwined snake is the symbol of medicine). Asklepios (known to the Romans as…
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Show more- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…
- DNA cloning The use of DNA manipulation procedures to produce multiple copies of a single gene or segment of DNA
- Autoantibody An antibody directed against the patient's own body tissue
- Orchiectomy The surgical removal of one or both testes.
- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Cell suicide See: Apoptosis
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome An eye condition that often leads to glaucoma. Called the pseudoexfoliation syndrome because deposits on the…
- Tinea barbae A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings…
- GPO GPO stands for various things (such as the Government Printing Office) but in a healthcare context (and many…
- Germanium A nonessential trace element that has caused nephrotoxicity (kidney injury) and death when used chronically…
- Kinesin A family of microtubule motor proteins active in mitosis. The kinesins use chemical energy from the…
- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…