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Variolation
The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced this practice into England from Turkey in 1721. Unfortunately, the identification of a suitable…
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Show more- OCD 1. Obsessive-compulsive disorder; 2. Osteochondritis dissecans.
- Fissure, palpebral The opening for the eye between the eyelids.
- Immunization, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Concordant 1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection…
- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Neocortex The newer portion of the cerebral cortex that serves as the center of higher mental functions for humans. The…
- Elastase inhibitor See: Antielastase
- Childbed fever Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called…
- Category one hurricane A hurricane with winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt or 119-153 km/hr). Storm surge generally 4-5 ft above normal. No…
- Benign lymphoreticulosis Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- Code, emergency While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Cervicitis Inflammation of the cervix