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Aspirin
A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for acetylsalicylic acid. The first use of what became known as aspirin was by the Greek physician Hippocrates, who used powder extracted…
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- Osteochondrosis Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Albuminuria More than the normal amount of albumin in the urine. Albumin is the predominant protein in human blood and it…
- Trichinellosis A disease that comes from eating raw or undercooked pork or wild game that is infected with the larvae of a…
- Cervical cap A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier…
- Long QT syndrome An inherited defect in heart rhythm that predisposes to syncope without warning (sudden fainting spells)…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Bipolar disease Manic-depressive disease. See: Bipolar disorder
- Response, hyperglycemic A response resulting in a high blood sugar and specifically elevating the level of the sugar glucose in the…
- Hormone, triiodothyronine A hormone made by the thyroid gland. It has three iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure…
- Joint hypermobility syndrome A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Dystocia, placental See: Placental dystocia