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Poisoning, cyanide
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Show more- Pneumonitis, radiation Inflammation of the lungs as a result of radiation. Although the radiation can be from various sources…
- Pigment A substance that gives color to tissue. Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair
- Pectus carinatum Pigeon-breasted. In Latin 'pectus' means 'chest' and 'carina' keel = a chest shaped like the keel of a boat…
- Test, tilt-table Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward…
- Donald Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald
- Valsalva, Antonio Maria Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva…
- Xanthomatosis A condition in which fatty deposits occur in various parts of the body. These fatty deposits are called…
- PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- CD10 A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity. CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute…
- School, medical See: Medical school
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Venomous 1. Full of venom. 2. Having venom, like some snakes and insects. 3. By extension, noxious, as a venomous…