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Vaccine, Sabin
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert B. Sabin (1906-93)
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- Ear piercing The practice of using a needle or needle gun to make holes through the ear lobe or other parts of the ear for…
- Biomagnetic therapy See: Magnet therapy
- Group therapy 1) A type of psychiatric care in which several patients meet with one or more therapists at the same time…
- Beta protein 1 Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1
- Morpheus In Greek and Roman mythology, the son of sleep and the god of dreams who lay on an ebony bed in a dim-lit…
- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Beta cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Hormone, thyroid Chemical substance made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the neck. The thyroid gland…
- Syndrome, de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Petit mal A form of epilepsy with very brief, unannounced lapses in consciousness. A petit mal seizure involves a brief…
- Supine With the back or dorsal surface downward. A person who is supine is lying face up. As opposed to prone. For a…