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Scutellaria barbata
A Chinese herb that belongs to a group of herbs named Scutellaria (scullcap or skullcap). It is related to mint. Both the root and the above-ground part of Scutellaria barbata have been used to make herbal medicines. The root has been used…
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- MDR Minimal daily requirement. Multidrug resistant
- Veterinary medicine The medical science concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in animals. Aside from…
- Syndrome, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Bubble boy disease Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
- Hardy, James D. Pioneering American transplant surgeon responsible for three epochal operations: the first human lung…
- Cartilage Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with…
- Cancer, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- Vesicle, seminal See: Seminal vesicle
- Mycobacterium leprae The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has…
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