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Pneuma
The life-giving principle. According to the school of medicine in ancient Alexandria, life was associated with a vapor called the pneuma. The belief in pneuma was called pneumatism. In hindsight, pneumatism was an early attempt to explain…
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- Jaundice Jaundice: Yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of…
- Palsy, laryngeal Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- Otology The study and medical care of the ear
- Islet cell carcinoma See: Islet cell cancer
- Leprosy See: Hansen disease
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Labile diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Subutex Brand name for buprenorphine
- Familial primary pulmonary hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Pharmacy benefit manager A company under contract with managed care organizations, self-insured companies, and government programs to…
- Disorder, mathematics A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age…