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Variola
The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduced this practice into England from Turkey in 1721. Unfortunately, the identification of a suitable…
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Show more- Treatment, symptomatic Therapy that eases the symptoms without addressing the basic cause of the disease. For example, symptomatic…
- Mesenteric vein One of the large veins which return blood from the intestines. The inferior (lower) mesenteric vein empties…
- Burp 1. Gas brought up from the stomach through the mouth producing a gutteral noise.2. As a verb, to bring up gas…
- Balantidium A genus of protozoa with cilia that includes Balantidium coli (B. coli). B. coli is the largest protozoan and…
- Juxta- The prefix "juxta-" comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaarticular is composed…
- Acute bacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection. The…
- Aortic aneurysm An outpouching (a local widening) of the largest artery in the body, the aorta, involving that vessel in its…
- IMRT Intensity modulated radiation therapy
- Midwife, certified professional See: Certified professional midwife
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- Genotoxin A poisonous substance which damages DNA. A genotoxin can cause mutations in DNA (and so be a mutagen), it can…
- Nostril One of the openings in the nose that allows air to flow in and out of the nasal cavities. The word nostril…