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Macrobiotic diet
A diet concept that incorporates Ayurvedic principles of food combining, relies mainly on whole grains and vegetables, and claims to lengthen life and promote mental and physical well-being. Proponents of this diet claim that it can…
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Show more- Infection, breast See: Breast infection. See also: Mastitis
- Angiostrongylus infection Also called angiostrongyliasis. See: Angiostrongyliasis
- Stomatitis, Vincent This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Thyroiditis Thyroiditis: Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: NTER> The inflamed…
- Macular cyst A hole in the macula, the tiny oval area made up of millions of nerve cells located at the center of the…
- Thorn, George W. American endocrinologist (1906-2004) who was a pioneer in the use of cortisone for treating Addison's…
- Patellar Pertaining to the patella, the kneecap by another name, the familiar small bone planted in the front of the…
- Right atrium The right upper chamber of the heart. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the…
- Cockles of the heart The ventricles of the heart. If a cup of tea or coffee warms the cockles of your heart, it gives you a…
- Illness, chronic An illness that has persisted for a long period of time. It is a continuing disease process
- Hexosaminidase A An enzyme which, when deficient, causes Tay-Sachs disease, a progressive fatal neurologic disorder…
- Resect To remove. Resect and excise are not synonymous. Excise implies total removal whereas resect need not. A…