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An alcoholic chaser reputed to relieve a hangover, usually needed the morning after imbibing too much alcohol. There is no scientific evidence as to the efficacy of this time-honored treatment for a hangover. The saying originated in the…
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Show more- Fever of Unknown Origin Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a fever greater than 38.3°C (101 °F) that has occurred intermittently for…
- Antenatal surgery The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal surgery or, most often, fetal surgery…
- Anvil The incus
- Phenocopy 1. An environmental condition that imitates (copies) one produced by a gene. 2.The person who has an…
- Akinesia Impaired body movement; without movement (or without much movement). Akinesia is a term used in neurology to…
- Flatus Gas in the intestinal tract or passed through the anus. The intestinal gases are hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon…
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Deja vu (In French, dejà vu means 'already seen.' and the word dejà has an acute accent on the e and a grave accent…
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Blue baby A baby who is cyanotic (blue), due usually to a heart malformation that prevents the baby's blood from being…
- Wet brain See: Cerebral edema
- Allopath Or allopathist. A term sometimes applied to a physician who practices conventional medicine (allopathy)