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Polio vaccine, Sabin
The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert Sabin (1906-93)
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Show more- Scarlet fever Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Debris flow injury Also known as mudslide injury. See: Landslide injury
- Tendon The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough. When a…
- Octalene Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Biopsy, skin See: Skin biopsy
- Ischium Bone making up the lower down back part of the pelvis
- Heparin An anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication. Heparin is useful in preventing thromboembolic complications…
- Mycoplasma The mycoplasma are a very large group of bacteria. There are more than 70 types. Mycoplasma hominis and…
- Cockles of the heart The ventricles of the heart. If a cup of tea or coffee warms the cockles of your heart, it gives you a…
- Antibody, antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Thyroid scan Thyroid scan: An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid…
- Skull The skull is a collection of bones which encase the brain and give form to the head and face. The bones of…