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Sherlock, Sheila
British physician (1918-2001) who pioneered the study of the liver (hepatology). She made liver biopsy a routine clinical tool and, with its help, developed the current classification of chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. She applied…
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Show more- Ligand A molecule that binds to another. Often, a soluble molecule such as a hormone or neurotransmitter that binds…
- Opiate A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an…
- Video-assisted resection Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving the…
- Prepatellar bursitis Inflammation of the bursa that is positioned in front of the kneecap (patella). Prepatellar bursitis commonly…
- Urinary incontinence Urinary incontinence: The unintentional loss of urine. Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Recuperate To recover health and strength. From the Latin recuperare meaning to regain, get back, recover. To recuperate…
- Intravenous tension The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure
- Acoustic aphasia See: Auditory aphasia
- Type 1 diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- Nose job Slang for plastic surgery on the nose, known medically as a rhinoplasty. This is a facial cosmetic procedure…