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Paprika
A spicy seasoning ground from a variety of sweet red pepper (Capsicum annuum), the original source of vitamin C, isolated by the Hungarian scientist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (1893-1986). The story goes that Szent-Gyorgyi did not like paprika…
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Show more- Respiration 1. The act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide. Synonymous with…
- End-of-the-road disease Guinea worm disease, a parasitic illness caused by infection with the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)…
- Agenesis Lack of development of something. For example, agenesis of a toe means that toe failed to form.
- Striatum Part of the basal ganglia of the brain. The basal ganglia are interconnected masses of gray matter located in…
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the…
- Blood, urinary Medically called hematuria, blood in the urine can be microscopic or gross. Evaluating hematuria requires…
- Meniscus injury Injuries to the crescent-shaped cartilage pads between the two joints formed by the femur (the thigh bone)…
- Endoplasmic reticulum A structure within cells that is an extension of the nuclear membrane and in which proteins slated to become…
- Fungistatic Capable of inhibiting the growth of fungi
- Syndrome, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Sociopathic personality disorder See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Trachoma A chronic inflammatory eye disease due to infection with a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma…