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Biotin
A water-soluble B-complex vitamin involved in carbon dioxide transfer and therefore essential to the metabolism of carbohydrate and fat. A balanced diet usually contains enough biotin. Foods with high biotin levels include nuts, cereals…
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- Relaxant Something that relaxes, relieves, reduces tension. For example, a muscle relaxant is often administered…
- Ankle twist See: Ankle sprain
- Saliva A watery secretion in the mouth produced by the salivary glands that aids in the digestion of food. Saliva…
- Ascariasis Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans…
- Thioxanthene One of a group of drugs with antipsychotic activity which act by blocking postsynaptic (after-the-nerve)…
- Reflex, pressor A pressor reflex is a neurological (nerve) reflex that constricts arterioles (small blood vessels) and…
- Human Genome Organisation The international organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the global initiative to…
- Siddha medicine An ancient system of medicine prevalent in South India. The word Siddha comes from the Tamil word for…
- White phosphorus A waxy solid which burns easily and is used in chemical manufacturing and smoke munitions. It is also used by…
- Disease, pelvic inflammatory (PID) Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…
- Pleuritis Inflammation of the pleura. When the pleura becomes inflamed, it can produce more than the normal amount of…