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Subway diet:
The Subway diet is a weight loss plan popularized in 2004 by Jared Fogle, who claims that he lost over 245 pounds in one year by eating sandwiches from the Subway chain. Fogle replaced his 10,000 calorie per day food consumption with one…
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- Elbow, tip of the The bony tip of the elbow is called the olecranon. It is formed by the near end of the ulna, one of the two…
- Unwell Not well or in good health, ailing, sick, indisposed. For example, 'I am well-nigh choked with the sulfurous…
- Saccular From the Latin 'sacculus' meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches)…
- Methylation 1. In chemistry, the addition of a methyl group to a molecule. 2. On a protein level, the addition of a…
- Dysplasia, arteriohepatic Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Exercise cardiac stress testing The most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The patient exercises on a treadmill according to a…
- Faciodigitogenital dysplasia See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Treadmill A machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward. A treadmill was originally a wide…
- Syndrome, Hantavirus pulmonary The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Positive clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that the new treatment has a large beneficial effect and is superior to standard…
- Demulcent Soothing. The word 'demulcent' comes from the Latin verb, 'demulcere' meaning 'to caress.' Something that is…