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Prone
The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the great German physician and chemist Gerhard Domagk (1895-1964). In 1925 Domagk was named Lecturer in Pathologic Anatomy (pathology) in…
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- Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 An enzyme, abbreviated ACE2, that is an essential regulator of heart function. It may also be involved in the…
- Left-handed In popular usage, the leg extends from the top of the thigh down to the foot. However, in medical…
- Ship fever An old name for epidemic typhus, which was common in the crowded conditions aboard ship. Ship Fever and Other…
- Carbolic acid A synonym of phenol. In dilute solution, an antimicrobial agent. First used to clean wounds and dress them by…
- Proprioception The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body. Even if you are blindfolded, you know through…
- Carney complex A multiple neoplasia syndrome with cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors together with spotty…
- Landslide injury Injury from a landslide or mudslide. A landslide is when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope…
- Blocker, beta adrenergic A class of drugs, also more simply called beta blockers, that block beta-adrenergic substances such as…
- Metabolism The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists…
- Heteroclite Deviating from the ordinary; irregular or abnormal; anomalous. As, for example, retroviruses represent a…
- Wezand See: Weasand