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Black plague
In 14th-century Europe, the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous hemorrhage) which made darkened ('blackened') their bodies. Black plague can lead to 'black death' characterized by gangrene of the…
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- Gage, Phineas The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was…
- Trp . Tryptophan. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Spin doctor Not a physician who is expert on dizzying conditions but someone who puts a spin on the news to manipulate…
- Wt Weight. Wt 80 lbs = weight 80 pounds.
- Phosphatase, acid Acid phosphatase is an enzyme that works under acid conditions and is made in the liver, spleen, bone marrow…
- Mast syndrome An autosomal recessive form of hereditary spastic paraplegia with dementia first described in the Old Order…
- Roundworm genome See: C. elegans genome
- Bell's palsy Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. Bell's…
- EYCL3 A gene for brown/blue eye color located on chromosome 15. See also: Eye color
- Geography, medical See: Medical geography
- Hypomanic Affected by hypomania, a condition similar to mania but less severe. Hypomanic episodes may resemble manic…