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Mesmerism
1. Originally, a system of therapeutics propounded by Mesmer.2. A precursor of hypnotism, believed by Mesmer to involve animal magnetism.3. By extension, the power to fascinate in a way that is almost hypnotic.The term mesmerism is named…
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- Fluorescent microscope A microscope equipped to examine material that fluoresces under ultraviolet light. Fluorescence microscopy is…
- Osteoporosis Osteoporosis: Thinning of the bones with reduction in bone mass due to depletion of calcium and bone protein…
- Juvenile Between infantile and adult as, for example, in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (onset before age 16 years) and…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Nosebleed, treatment of To stop a nosebleed, you should pinch all the soft parts of the nose together between your thumb and index…
- Hepatitis D Liver inflammation due to the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which only causes disease in patients who already have…
- Exanthem subitum Means a sudden rash. A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which…
- Blockers, beta A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the…
- Migraine, menstrually associated See: Menstrual migraine
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Dissociation In psychology and psychiatry, a perceived detachment of the mind from the emotional state or even from the…