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Poultice
A soft moist mass about the consistency of cooked porridge that is spread on cloth and applied warm to create moist local heat or counterirritation. As in: 'And silence, like a poultice, comes/ To heal the blows of sound' by Oliver Wendell…
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- Growth, normal See: Normal growth
- Emerging infectious disease An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Pityriasis alba A common mild rash of unknown origin that can appear on a person of any age (most commonly at 10-35 years of…
- Sigmoid In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid…
- Cupping 1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is…
- Malaria, pregnancy-associated Someone who is versed in or engaged in the study of malaria. "Independent malariologists believe it kills two…
- COMT Abbreviation for catechol-O-methyltransferase
- Warshaw See: Warshaw, Joseph
- Alice in Wonderland syndrome A syndrome of distorted space, time and body image. The patient with the Alice in Wonderland syndrome has a…
- Trichloroethylene A possible carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compound used mainly as a degreaser for metal parts…
- Marfan syndrome Marfan syndrome: An inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by abnormalities of the eyes…