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Senescence
Aging, the process of becoming old, or the state of being old. As we age, we senesce. No known substance can extend life, but here are some useful tips for improving the chances of living a long time and staying healthy: > >Eat a balanced…
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- Melanin A skin pigment (substance that gives the skin its color). Dark-skinned people have more melanin than light-…
- Heebie-jeebies Extreme nervousness. A term coined by the America cartoonist Billy DeBeck (1890-1942) in his comic strip…
- Stool The solid matter discharged in a bowel movement
- Genome, dog See: Dog genome
- Tocolysis The delaying or inhibition of labor during the birth process
- Goiter Enlargement of the thyroid gland. A goiter is not cancerous. It is simply a thyroid gland that is bigger than…
- Omphalo- A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve A nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. Abbreviated LFCN. See also: Meralgia…
- Rehabilitation The process of restoration of skills by a person who has had an illness or injury so as to regain maximum…
- Spongiform Resembling a sponge in being soft and full of cavities, as in as in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia See: Crocodile tears syndrome.