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Pharmacology
The study of drugs, their sources, their nature, and their properties. Pharmacology is the study of the body's reaction to drugs. It emerged as a major area in American medicine largely due to the efforts of John Jacob Abel (1857- 1938)…
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Show more- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Study, stomach emptying Also called a gastric emptying study, this test evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Supernumerary placenta A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Adult-onset diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- Exercise cardiac stress testing The most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
- Polymerase, DNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- HCFA The Health Care Finance Administration, the part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
- Seizure, Jacksonian See: Jacksonian seizure
- Type I error The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or alpha error) made in testing an hypothesis when it…
- Condom Although the word 'condom' usually refers to the male condom, there is also a female condom. Both male and…
- Adenoidectomy Adenoidectomy: The surgical removal of the adenoids.