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Vaccine, Salk
Vaccine against poliomyelitis named for Dr. Jonas Salk who developed and introduced it in 1955. It was the first type of polio vaccine to become available. It was made by cultivating three strains of the virus separately in monkey tissue…
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Show more- Headache, sinus See: Sinus headache
- Fasciola hepatica A parasite called the liver fluke which causes Fascioliasis or 'liver rot' in ruminants and many other…
- Hyperadrenocorticism Excess hormone called 'cortisol'. Often called Cushing's syndrome, it is an extremely complex condition that…
- Gastric volvulus See: Volvulus
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- Hypovolemic shock See shock.
- Transplant, liver See: Liver transplant
- Bone marrow transplant A procedure in which bone marrow that is diseased or damaged is replaced with healthy bone marrow. The bone…
- Lunula 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…
- Zooparasite A living parasite, such as a worm or protozoa
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), best known on the street as 'Ecstacy.' An illicit drug, considered…
- PCOS Polycystic ovary syndrome