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Herbalism
The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may be licensed MDs, naturopaths, or osteopaths. They may also be unlicensed. Interested consumers should seek out knowledgeable, and…
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Show more- Gay gene A gene located on the X chromosome which was alleged to determine male homosexuality. The 'gay gene' was…
- Retrospective Looking backward on the past, on what has already taken place. A retrospective study looks backward in time…
- Sinus barotrauma Sinus troubles, particularly with pain and a feeling of pressure, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as…
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura A 'wastepaper basket' for those cases of immune thrombocytopenic purpura whose cause is still unknown. See…
- Candidiasis, invasive See: Invasive candidiasis
- Fredrickson, Donald (1924-2002) American physiologist and biomedical research leader who made significant contributions to…
- Senility 1. Originally, old age. 2. The physical decline associated with old age. 3. The mental decline once…
- Vaccination, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Superfluous Beyond what is sufficient. A sixth finger is superfluous
- Neuraminidase inhibitor A drug that inhibits the enzyme called neuraminidase. For example, oseltamivir (Tamiflu), an antiinfluenza…
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon