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The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a highly regarded biomedical journal
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Show more- Disease, gum Inflammation of the soft tissue (gingiva) and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth and holds them…
- Disease names See: Disease nomenclature
- Twilight sleep Sleep: A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) produced by…
- Monosomy Missing one chromosome from a pair. For example, if a female has one X chromosome (X monosomy) rather than…
- ATL The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma…
- Distance healing Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include…
- Orchiopexy Surgery to bring down an undescended testicle
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- Etiology The study of the causes. For example, of a disorder. The word 'etiology' is mainly used in medicine, where it…
- Felty's syndrome Felty's syndrome: A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis. See: Felty syndrome.
- Articulation 1. In speech, the production and use of speech sounds.2. In dentistry, the contact of the occlusal surfaces…
- Apollo In Greek mythology, often considered to be a god of healing. In stories such as The Iliad, Apollo is depicted…