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Blister beetle
A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for medicinal purposes to raise blisters on the skin. An example of a blister beetle is the so-called Spanish fly. All blister…
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- System, cardiovascular The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Resistance Opposition to something, or the ability to withstand it. For example, some forms of staphylococcus are…
- Cardiac stress testing, exercise The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Pediatric end stage liver disease See: PELD
- Headache, rebound Headaches experienced by those who have taken ergotamine or analgesic medications for migraines or other…
- Hormone, androgenic Any hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. Testosterone is an…
- Progressive dementia with cerebellar ataxia See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Tonotopic Pertaining to the spatial arrangement of where sound is perceived, transmitted, or received. There is…
- Skittling Street name for the high produced by abuse of the drug dextromethorphan
- Race-based medication See: Race-based drug