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Sherlock, Sheila
British physician (1918-2001) who pioneered the study of the liver (hepatology). She made liver biopsy a routine clinical tool and, with its help, developed the current classification of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. She applied…
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- Resident In medicine, a physician who has finished medical school and internship and is now receiving training in a…
- Swallowing tube Descriptive term for the esophagus. See: Esophagus.
- Puerperium The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a 'puerpera' is a woman in childbirth since…
- Septum, heart The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Two-animal rule A rule instituted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the licensing of agents directed against…
- Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 syndrome) A syndrome characterized by multiple malformations, commonly including scalp defects, hemangiomas (blood…
- Electroencephalogram A study of electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these…
- Decongestant A drug that shrinks the swollen membranes in the nose and makes it easier to breath. Decongestants can be…
- Cystic fibrosis A combining form denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek "kytos" meaning "hollow, as a cell or container."…