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Ginger
Ginger: A perennial tropical herb that has been used as a treatment for nausea and bowel spasms. Ginger may lead to blood thinning. It is therefore best not taken with medications that prevent blood clotting (anticoagulants) such as…
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Show more- Skittling Street name for the high produced by abuse of the drug dextromethorphan
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- G protein These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Disease, clinical A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognized. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Scrub up To wash the hands and forearms very thoroughly, as before surgery. To scrub up implies the use of a brush…
- Coccyx bone The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Research, controlled A study that compared results from a treated group and a control group. The control group may receive no…
- Perinatal Pertaining to the period immediately before and after birth. The perinatal period is defined in diverse ways…
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex A blistering skin condition usually inherited as an autosomal dominant disease. The faulty genes are those…
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- Representational oligonucleotide microarray The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding.
- Fong disease See Nail-patella syndrome