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Silver
A metal used in some medications and in many 'natural' remedies, as well as in silver amalgam for filling cavities in teeth. Silver has antibiotic properties. However, overuse of silver, or use of products containing silver by people with…
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- Plague, sylvatic Plague that is spread by ground squirrels and other wild rodents, for example, in the western portion of the…
- Intraoral Within the mouth
- Polypeptide A peptide consisting of 2 or more amino acids. Amino acids make up polypeptides which, in turn, make up…
- Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Quasidiploid Describing a cell that seems to have the usual two full sets of 23 chromosomes, but does not. Many malignant…
- Takayasu arteritis Inflammation of aorta and its branches. See: Takayasu disease
- DBT Dialectical behavioral therapy
- Herbal 1. An adjective, referring to herbs, as in an herbal tea.2. A noun, usually reflecting the botanical or…
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…
- Aldosterone A hormone made by the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland that regulates the balance of salt and…
- Genital wart A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus…