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Occupational medicine
The field of medicine encompassing occupational disease, diseases due to factors in people's occupations. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational medicine was founded by the Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714). His…
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Show more- PNET Primitive neuroectodermal tumor. One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the…
- Inotropic Affecting the force of muscle contraction. An inotropic heart drug is one that affects the force with which…
- Primary liver cancer, adult A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome See: Juvenile polyposis
- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Pathogenetic Pertaining to the pathogenesis of a disease, to exactly how it develops and the precise chain of events…
- Sleep apnea Sleep apnea: The temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, often resulting in daytime sleepiness. Apnea…
- V. cholerae genome See: Cholera genome
- Test, inkblot A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- Fever, valley A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Erythropoietin test Erythropoietin test: A test of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in blood. An abnormal level of EPO may mean…
- Binge eating disorder Binge eating disorder: An eating disorder characterized by periods of extreme over-eating, but not followed…