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Sabin, Albert
(1906-93) Pioneering researcher on viruses and viral diseases who developed the oral live-virus vaccine against polio. Sabin's vaccine came to be preferred over the alternative killed-virus vaccine developed by his bitter rival Dr. Jonas…
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- Glaucoma, normal pressure See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- Blood bank A place where blood is collected from donors, typed, separated into components, stored, and prepared for…
- Voyeurism Eping Tom'): Voyeurism is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and…
- Claudication, intermittent Claudication, intermittent: An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and…
- Leucine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, leucine is needed…
- Nicotinic acid Deficiency of nicotinic acid (also known as niacin), one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. Pellagra…
- Section, longitudinal A cut along the long axis of a structure
- Meningitis, benign recurrent aseptic Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…