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New England Journal of Medicine
Despite its regional name, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is far from provincial. It is an eminent weekly national and international general medical journal, devoted to no single specialty, but to all of medicine. The Journal…
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- Magnet therapy An alternative therapy in which magnetic fields are administered by application of magnets to certain parts…
- Health, Inuit See: Artic health
- Hygieia The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…
- Phantom tooth Persistent pain in the area from which a tooth has been extracted. Phantom tooth pain may last for months and…
- Nucleic acids See nucelic acid
- Quintox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Dental pain (toothache) The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity. The second most common is gum disease. Toothache can…
- Screening mammogram Mammogram: A mammogram (an X-ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually…
- Pinel system The policy of treating the mentally ill in hospitals and other institutions humanely and without the use of…
- Cesarian section The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e' although the Roman emperor…
- Cell, plasma A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated…