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Aristolochia fangchi
A Chinese herb that is injurious to the kidney and is also associated with an increased risk of cancer of the urinary system. Aristolochia can cause kidney failure requiring renal dialysis or a kidney transplant. The tumors reported have…
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- Respiratory insufficiency The condition in which the lungs cannot take in sufficient oxygen or expell sufficient carbon dioxide to meet…
- Stye A stye is a red tender bump on the eyelid that is caused by an acute infection of the oil glands of the…
- Anaplastology The art and science of restoring a malformed or absent part of the human body through artificial means. An…
- Psychological imprinting A remarkable genetic phenomenon that occurs in animals, and theoretically humans, in the first hours of life…
- Cardiac aneurysm An outpouching of an abnormally thin portion of the heart wall. Cardiac aneurysms tend to involve the left…
- Cilium A fine hairlike projection from a cell such as those in the respiratory tract. Cilia can help to sweep away…
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