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Ramsay Hunt, James
Pre-eminent 20th-century American neurologist (1872-1937) who described a number of important diseases. Including: > >Ramsay Hunt paralysis: An hereditary disorder resembling adult Parkinson's disease, but less severe, characterized by…
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Show more- Ganglion Ganglion: The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130-201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome…
- Zona 1. A synonym for shingles. 2. Any zone or encircling area. 3. Any area with a specific boundary. Zona, Latin…
- Maternal age The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- Manorexia A term that has been used to refer to anorexia nervosa in males. This is not an officially recognized medical…
- Rubor Redness, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, calor, and tumor). From the…
- Molecules, recombinant DNA A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Rodbell, Martin (1925-1998) American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1994 in…
- Keratitis, vaccinia See Vaccinia keratitis
- Tumescent liposuction The surgical suctioning of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen…
- Large-cell lymphoma A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…
- Rat, rice See: Rice rat
- Romano-Ward syndrome See: Long QT syndrome