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Chekhov, Anton
(1860-1904) 'Russia's most famous physician' and greatest dramatist. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov graduated from the Medical Faculty of Moscow University in 1884 and practiced medicine throughout much of his short remaining life. In 1890…
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- Pectoral muscles Muscles of the 'anterior chest' (the front of the chest). Familiarly called the pecs. The Latin 'pectus'…
- Mycobacterium A large family of bacteria that have unusually waxy cell walls that are resistant to digestion. The…
- Diabetes, type 1 An autoimmune disease that occurs when T cells attack and decimate the beta cells in the pancreas that are…
- Formula, infant A substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively breastfeeding…
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- Urologist A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs…
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