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Cogan syndrome
Arteritis (also referred to as vasculitis) that involves the ear. This condition is called Cogan syndrome after the American ophthalmologist David Glendenning Cogan (1908-93) who first described it. Cogan syndrome features not only…
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- Bernard, Christiaan South African surgeon (1922-2001) who pioneered cardiac transplantation. Dr. Bernard did the world's first…
- Tooth root The lower two-thirds of a tooth. The roots are normally buried in bone, and serve to anchor the tooth in…
- Tinea cruris A superficial fungus infection of the crotch and perineum known popularly as jock itch. Good general hygiene…
- Totipotent Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development…
- Polysomnography Continuous recording of specific physiologic variables during sleep. Polysomnography typically records brain…
- Celsus (1st century A.D.) Aulus (Aurelius) Cornelius Celsus. Roman encyclopedist whose only surviving work, De…
- Pre-eclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
- P in biochemistry The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).