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Shock, shell
The World War I name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that develops in some individuals who have had major traumatic experiences (and, for example, have been in a serious accident or…
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Show more- Emergency physician A physician focused on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further…
- First and second branchial arch syndrome The olfactory nerve, the nerve that permits the sense of smell. See: Olfactory nerve.
- Subway diet: The Subway diet is a weight loss plan popularized in 2004 by Jared Fogle, who claims that he lost over 245…
- Bones of the arm, wrist and hand There are 64 bones in the upper extremity. They consist of 10 shoulder and arm, 16 wrist and 38 hand bones. >…
- Tomography The process for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- LL 1. Lower lid (of the eye). 2. Lower limit. The recommended LL for potassium intake is 4.7 grams per day for…
- Quadriceps Although the term 'quadriceps' technically may refer to any four-headed muscle, it usually refers to and is…
- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Uncertainty You may be uncertain why 'uncertainty' deserves a place in a medical dictionary but some would say that…
- Typhus, Queensland tick See: Queensland tick typhus
- Samaritan See Good Samaritan
- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…