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Yerba mate
A stimulant beverage similar to tea, very popular in South America, brewed from the dried leaves and stemlets of a member of the holly family known botanically as Ilex paraguayensis. Despite claims to the contrary, Yerba mate does contain…
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- Differentiation therapy Differentiation therapy: An approach to the treatment of advanced or aggressive malignancies in which the…
- Intrauterine In the uterus (the womb). As opposed to extrauterine: outside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies are…
- Mineralocorticoids A group of hormones (the most important being aldosterone) that regulate the balance of water and…
- Menstruation Menstruation: The periodic blood that flows as a discharge from the uterus. Also called menorrhea, the time…
- Impact To lodge firmly or wedge in
- Skin graft, pinch A graft technique in which very small squares of skin are attached to the area needing coverage, in hopes…
- Fibroadenoma A benign growth in the breast that is solid, firm, smooth and usually painless or only slightly tender…
- Sabulous Sandy or gritty. For example, the sludge in bile may be sabulous. And the stony sediment in urine may be…
- Fever, valley A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Arbovirus A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of…
- LP (lumbar puncture) Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for…