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Remedy
Something that consistently helps treat or cure a disease. From the Latin 'remedium' meaning that which heals again (and again). A remedy for a wound is also called a vulnerary.
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- Nerve, vestibulocochlear A nerve that is responsible for the sense of hearing and which is also pertinent to balance, to the body…
- Alanine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Alanine is not an 'essential' amino acid. It is not…
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- Dental pain (toothache) The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity. The second most common is gum disease. Toothache can…
- Septum, heart The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Gland, mammary One of the glands within the breast that secrete milk when prompted to do so by special hormones. Mammary…
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