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Garlic
A perennial herb of the lily family cultivated for its pungent, edible bulbs. Garlic has been used with the intention of lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Allergic reactions, skin inflammation, and stomach upset have been reported…
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- Iodide The chemical form to which iodine in the diet is reduced before it is absorbed through the intestinal wall…
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- Sleeping sickness, African See: African sleeping sickness
- Optician A specialist in fitting eyeglasses and making lenses to correct vision problems. An optometrist performs eye…
- Postural Pertaining to the posture or position of the body, the attitude or carriage of the body as a whole, or the…
- Hypohidrosis Subnormal sweating, less sweating than usual. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hypohidrosis is literally…
- Metatarsophalangeal Referring to both the metatarsus and the phalanges of the toes
- Scutellaria See: Scutellaria barbata
- Orbital fracture A break in one of the bones that make up the orbit. Since the orbit is the seat of the globe (the eye), an…