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Intrauterine device
Intrauterine device # Overview An intra-uterine device (intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the uterus) is a birth control device also known as an IUD or a coil (this colloquialism is based on the coil-shaped design of early IUDs). It is a device placed in the uterus and is the world's most widely used method...
Intrauterine device Template:BirthControl infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview An intra-uterine device (intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the uterus) is a birth control device also known as an IUD or a coil (this colloquialism is based on the coil-shaped design of early IUD...
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Iatrogenic artifact
Iatrogenic artifact # Overview An iatrogenic artifact is a disease made up by doctors, often a diagnostic trend or fad that has become or is expected to become obsolete or discredited. Examples of diseases considered or accused of being iatrogenic artifacts include nymphomania, hystero-epilepsy, repressed memory, auto...
Iatrogenic artifact # Overview An iatrogenic artifact is a disease made up by doctors, often a diagnostic trend or fad that has become or is expected to become obsolete or discredited. Examples of diseases considered or accused of being iatrogenic artifacts include nymphomania, hystero-epilepsy, repressed memory, auto...
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Icthycosis acquista
Icthycosis acquista # Overview Ichthyosis acquisita (or "acquired ichthyosis") is a disorder clinically and histologically similar to ichthyosis vulgaris.:565 # Associated conditions The development of ichthyosis in adulthood can be a manifestation of systemic disease, and it has been described in association with ma...
Icthycosis acquista Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Ichthyosis acquisita (or "acquired ichthyosis") is a disorder clinically and histologically similar to ichthyosis vulgaris.[1]:565 # Associated conditions The development of ichthyos...
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Ignoring Formatting
Ignoring Formatting # Overview Sometimes there is value in displaying the underlying code so that others can learn how to edit pages. This is called ignoring formatting. There are 3 ways to ignore the formatting: - Surrond the text with the words text . - Put a space in front of the text. - Use the editing toolbox to...
Ignoring Formatting Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Sometimes there is value in displaying the underlying code so that others can learn how to edit pages. This is called ignoring formatting. There are 3 ways to ignore the formatting: - Surrond the text with the words <nowiki> text </nowi...
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Night vision device
Night vision device NVDs are mounted appropriately for their specific purpose, with more general-purpose devices having more mounting options. For instance, the AN/PVS-14 is a monocular night vision device in use with the US military as well as by civilians. It may be mounted on the user's head for handsfree use with a...
Night vision device NVDs are mounted appropriately for their specific purpose, with more general-purpose devices having more mounting options. For instance, the AN/PVS-14 is a monocular night vision device in use with the US military as well as by civilians. It may be mounted on the user's head for handsfree use with ...
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Imipenem-Cilastatin
Imipenem-Cilastatin # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on W...
Imipenem-Cilastatin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intende...
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Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan # Plans for 2013-2014 - Goal: Differentiate our Wiki community from other well known Wikis (such as Wikipedia). - Emphasize our focus on sub-specialty based approach. - Redefine "the myth of copyleft reliability" - High quality content that is open, free, without commercial bias - Helping our end-u...
Implementation Plan # Plans for 2013-2014 - Goal: Differentiate our Wiki community from other well known Wikis (such as Wikipedia). - Emphasize our focus on sub-specialty based approach. - Redefine "the myth of copyleft reliability" - High quality content that is open, free, without commercial bias - Helping our end-u...
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Impression (Dental)
Impression (Dental) A dental impression may be described as an accurate representation of part or all of a person's dentition and other areas of the mouth. It forms a "negative" of a person's teeth and gums which can then be used to make a cast or model (physical) of the dentition. This may be used for the fabrication...
Impression (Dental) A dental impression may be described as an accurate representation of part or all of a person's dentition and other areas of the mouth. It forms a "negative" of a person's teeth and gums which can then be used to make a cast or model (physical) of the dentition. This may be used for the fabricatio...
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In-Methylcyclophane
In-Methylcyclophane In-Methylcyclophanes are organic compounds and members of a larger family of cyclophanes. These compounds only exist in the laboratory and help to explain how chemical bonds in molecules adapt to strain. In-methylcyclophanes in particular have a methyl group in proximity to a benzene ring. This is o...
In-Methylcyclophane In-Methylcyclophanes are organic compounds and members of a larger family of cyclophanes. These compounds only exist in the laboratory and help to explain how chemical bonds in molecules adapt to strain. In-methylcyclophanes in particular have a methyl group in proximity to a benzene ring. This is ...
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Urea cycle disorder
Urea cycle disorder # Overview An urea cycle disorder or urea cycle defect is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of one of the enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. The urea cycle involves a series of biochemical steps in which nitrogen, a waste product of pr...
Urea cycle disorder For patient information, click here # Overview An urea cycle disorder or urea cycle defect is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of one of the enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream. The urea cycle involves a series of biochemical steps in ...
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IncobotulinumtoxinA
IncobotulinumtoxinA # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on W...
IncobotulinumtoxinA Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is ...
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Indomethacin (oral)
Indomethacin (oral) Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. Indomethacin an NSAID moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, moderate to severe ankylosing spondylitis, moderate to severe osteoarthritis, acute painful shoulder, acute gouty arthritis Yes hyponatremia, transitory neonatal hyperkalemia, abdominal pain, constipation, di...
Indomethacin (oral) Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. [1] Indomethacin an NSAID moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, moderate to severe ankylosing spondylitis, moderate to severe osteoarthritis, acute painful shoulder, acute gouty arthritis Yes hyponatremia, transitory neonatal hyperkalemia, abdominal pain, constipation...
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Inductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not ensure it. It is used to ascribe properties or relations to types based on tokens (i.e., on one or a small number of ...
Inductive reasoning Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not ensure it. It is used to ascribe properties or relations to types based on tokens (i.e., on one or a small number of...
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Infantile esotropia
Infantile esotropia Infantile esotropia is an ocular condition of early onset in which one or either eye turns inward. It is a specific sub-type of esotropia and has been a subject of much debate amongst ophthalmologists with regard to its naming, diagnostic features, and treatment. # Name and Features Historically th...
Infantile esotropia Infantile esotropia is an ocular condition of early onset in which one or either eye turns inward. It is a specific sub-type of esotropia and has been a subject of much debate amongst ophthalmologists with regard to its naming, diagnostic features, and treatment. # Name and Features Historically t...
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Information science
Information science Information science (also information studies) is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information. Information Science is by some regarded as synonym with Library and information science, while ot...
Information science Template:Information science Information science (also information studies) is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information.[1] Information Science is by some regarded as synonym with Library ...
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Infraorbital artery
Infraorbital artery The infraorbital artery is an artery in the head that runs in the maxilla, emerging just under the orbit of the eye. # Course The infraorbital artery appears, from its direction, to be the continuation of the trunk of the maxillary artery, but often arises in conjunction with the posterior superior...
Infraorbital artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The infraorbital artery is an artery in the head that runs in the maxilla, emerging just under the orbit of the eye. # Course The infraorbital artery appears, from its direction, to be the continuation of the trunk of the m...
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Tentorium cerebelli
Tentorium cerebelli # Overview The tentorium cerebelli or cerebellar tentorium (Latin: "tent of the cerebellum") is an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes. The tentorium cerebelli is an arched lamina, elevated in the middle, and inclining downward ...
Tentorium cerebelli Template:Infobox Brain Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The tentorium cerebelli or cerebellar tentorium (Latin: "tent of the cerebellum") is an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes. The tentorium cer...
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Innate intelligence
Innate intelligence Innate Intelligence is a chiropractic term to describe the organizing properties of living things. It was originally coined by Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. This vitalistic concept states that all life contains Innate (inborn) Intelligence and that this force is responsible for t...
Innate intelligence Innate Intelligence is a chiropractic term to describe the organizing properties of living things. It was originally coined by Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. This vitalistic concept states that all life contains Innate (inborn) Intelligence and that this force is responsible for ...
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Insulinoma
Insulinoma overview # Overview Insulinoma is the tumor of β islet cells of pancreas involved in the production of insulin. They are rare tumors and the incidence varies from 0.1 to 0.4 per 100,000. It commonly affects females in the age group of 40-60 years. It is associated with diseases such as MEN1, Von Hippel-Lind...
Insulinoma overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2] # Overview Insulinoma is the tumor of β islet cells of pancreas involved in the production of insulin. They are rare tumors and the incidence varies from 0.1 to 0.4 per 100,000. It commonly affec...
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Integrase inhibitor
Integrase inhibitor Integrase inhibitors are a class of antiretroviral drug developed for the treatment of HIV infection. They block the action of integrase, an enzyme that integrates genetic material from the virus into its target cell. No integrase inhibitors have yet received governmental approval, although two are ...
Integrase inhibitor Integrase inhibitors are a class of antiretroviral drug developed for the treatment of HIV infection. They block the action of integrase, an enzyme that integrates genetic material from the virus into its target cell. No integrase inhibitors have yet received governmental approval, although two are...
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Intellectualization
Intellectualization Intellectualization is a defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress. It involves removing one's self, emotionally, from a stressful event. Intellectualization is often accomplished through rationalization; rather ...
Intellectualization Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Intellectualization is a defense mechanism where reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress. It involves removing one's self, emotionally, from a stressful event. Intellectualization is...
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Intensity (physics)
Intensity (physics) # Overview In physics, intensity is a measure of the time-averaged energy flux. The word "intensity" here is not synonymous with "strength", "amplitude", or "level", as it sometimes is in colloquial speech. For example, "the intensity of pressure" is meaningless, since the parameters of those vari...
Intensity (physics) # Overview In physics, intensity is a measure of the time-averaged energy flux. The word "intensity" here is not synonymous with "strength", "amplitude", or "level", as it sometimes is in colloquial speech. For example, "the intensity of pressure" is meaningless, since the parameters of those vari...
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Intercellular space
Intercellular space Cells are the fundamental units of all known living organisms. Humans have an estimated 100 trillion or 1014 cells; a typical cell size is 10 µm; a typical cell mass is 1 ng. A space located or occurring between cells is often referred to as an intercellular space. When the space is passing a cell, ...
Intercellular space Editor-In-Chief: Henry A. Hoff Cells are the fundamental units of all known living organisms. Humans have an estimated 100 trillion or 1014 cells; a typical cell size is 10 µm; a typical cell mass is 1 ng. A space located or occurring between cells is often referred to as an intercellular space. Wh...
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Interlanguage links
Interlanguage links # Overview Interlanguage links are links from any page (most notably articles) in one Wikipedia language to the same subject in another Wikipedia language, between language versions of Wiktionary, and the same within Wikisource, Wikiquote, and Wikibooks. The interlanguage link feature works also o...
Interlanguage links # Overview Interlanguage links are links from any page (most notably articles) in one Wikipedia language to the same subject in another Wikipedia language, between language versions of Wiktionary, and the same within Wikisource, Wikiquote, and Wikibooks. The interlanguage link feature works also o...
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Interstellar medium
Interstellar medium In astronomy, the interstellar medium (or ISM) is the gas and dust that pervade interstellar space: the matter that exists between the stars within a galaxy. It fills interstellar space and blends smoothly into the surrounding intergalactic medium. The energy, in the form of electromagnetic radiatio...
Interstellar medium In astronomy, the interstellar medium (or ISM) is the gas and dust that pervade interstellar space: the matter that exists between the stars within a galaxy. It fills interstellar space and blends smoothly into the surrounding intergalactic medium. The energy, in the form of electromagnetic radiati...
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Luteinizing hormone
Luteinizing hormone Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. In females, an acute rise of LH ("LH surge") triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum. In males, where LH had also been called intersti...
Luteinizing hormone Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as lutropin and sometimes lutrophin[1]) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland. In females, an acute rise of LH ("LH surge") triggers ovulation[2] and development of the corpus luteum. In males, where LH had also been called i...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Interstitial_Cell_Stimulating_Hormone
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Intervertebral disc
Intervertebral disc Intervertebral discs (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lie between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Each disc forms a cartilaginous joint to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, and acts as a ligament to hold the vertebrae together. # Structure Discs consist of an outer annulus fibrosus, which ...
Intervertebral disc Template:Infobox Anatomy Intervertebral discs (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lie between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Each disc forms a cartilaginous joint to allow slight movement of the vertebrae, and acts as a ligament to hold the vertebrae together. # Structure Discs consist of an oute...
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Intestinal arteries
Intestinal arteries The intestinal arteries arise from the convex side of the superior mesenteric artery. They are usually from twelve to fifteen in number, and are distributed to the jejunum and ileum. # Nomenclature The term "intestinal arteries" can be confusing, because these arteries only serve a small portion of...
Intestinal arteries Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The intestinal arteries arise from the convex side of the superior mesenteric artery. They are usually from twelve to fifteen in number, and are distributed to the jejunum and ileum. # Nomenclature The term "intestinal arte...
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Intestinal parasite
Intestinal parasite # Overview Intestinal parasites are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract. In humans, they are often spread by poor hygiene related to feces, contact with animals, or poorly cooked food containing parasites. The major groups of parasites include protozoans (organisms having only one c...
Intestinal parasite # Overview Intestinal parasites are parasites that populate the gastro-intestinal tract. In humans, they are often spread by poor hygiene related to feces, contact with animals, or poorly cooked food containing parasites. The major groups of parasites include protozoans (organisms having only one c...
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IntraUterine System
IntraUterine System The IntraUterine System or IUS is a hormonal contraceptive device that is placed in the uterus. An IUS has a hormone cylinder that releases a progestin (progestogen) called levonorgestrel. The only brand currently available is the T-frame LNG-20 IUS, marketed as Mirena Coil by Schering Health and ...
IntraUterine System Template:BirthControl infobox The IntraUterine System or IUS is a hormonal contraceptive device that is placed in the uterus. An IUS has a hormone cylinder that releases a progestin (progestogen) called levonorgestrel. The only brand currently available is the T-frame LNG-20 IUS, marketed as Mire...
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Signal transduction
Signal transduction # Overview In biology, signal transduction refers to any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another, most often involving ordered sequences of biochemical reactions inside the cell, that are carried out by enzymes and linked through second messengers resulting in w...
Signal transduction # Overview In biology, signal transduction refers to any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another, most often involving ordered sequences of biochemical reactions inside the cell, that are carried out by enzymes and linked through second messengers resulting in w...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intracellular_signaling_pathway
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Intraosseous lipoma
Intraosseous lipoma # Overview Intraosseous lipoma is the most frequent lipogenic lesion of bone. Patients range in age from 5 to 85 years, with the lesions being most frequently discovered in the 4th and 5th decades of life. Males are slightly more commonly affected than females. Although intraosseous lesions may be ...
Intraosseous lipoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Intraosseous lipoma is the most frequent lipogenic lesion of bone. Patients range in age from 5 to 85 years, with the lesions being most frequently discovered in the 4th and 5th decades of life. Males are slightly more commonly affected...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Intraosseous_lipoma
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Introduction to ECG
Introduction to ECG # Overview Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a transthoracic (across the thorax or chest) interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, as detected by electrodes attached to the outer surface of the skin and recorded by a device e...
Introduction to ECG Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby # Overview Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a transthoracic (across the thorax or chest) interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, ...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Introduction_to_ECG
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Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on W...
Polyethylene glycol Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rabin Bista, M.B.B.S. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is int...
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Iodine monochloride
Iodine monochloride Iodine monochloride is the compound with the formula ICl. This red brown compound melts just near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine, ICl is highly polar and behaves as a source of “I+.” Preparation of iodine monochloride entails simply combi...
Iodine monochloride Iodine monochloride is the compound with the formula ICl. This red brown compound melts just near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine, ICl is highly polar and behaves as a source of “I+.” Preparation of iodine monochloride entails simply comb...
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Ipratropium (nasal)
Ipratropium (nasal) # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on W...
Ipratropium (nasal) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc ...
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Is logic empirical?
Is logic empirical? "Is logic empirical?" is the title of two articles that discuss the idea that the algebraic properties of logic may, or should, be empirically determined; in particular, they deal with the question of whether empirical facts about quantum phenomena may provide grounds for revising classical logic as...
Is logic empirical? "Is logic empirical?" is the title of two articles that discuss the idea that the algebraic properties of logic may, or should, be empirically determined; in particular, they deal with the question of whether empirical facts about quantum phenomena may provide grounds for revising classical logic a...
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Ishihara color test
Ishihara color test The Ishihara Color Test is a test for red-green color deficiencies. It was named after its designer, Dr. Shinobu Ishihara, a professor at the University of Tokyo, who first published his tests in 1917. The test consists of a number of colored plates containing a circle of dots randomized in color a...
Ishihara color test The Ishihara Color Test is a test for red-green color deficiencies. It was named after its designer, Dr. Shinobu Ishihara, a professor at the University of Tokyo, who first published his tests in 1917. [1] The test consists of a number of colored plates containing a circle of dots randomized in col...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Ishihara_color_test
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Isochore (genetics)
Isochore (genetics) A large region of DNA (greater than 3 KB) with a high degree uniformity in G-C and C-G (collectively GC) which tends to have more genes, higher local melting or denaturation temperatures, and different flexibility. Overall, Isochores are largely homogeneous in GC content in contrast to the heterogen...
Isochore (genetics) A large region of DNA (greater than 3 KB) with a high degree uniformity in G-C and C-G (collectively GC) which tends to have more genes, higher local melting or denaturation temperatures, and different flexibility. Overall, Isochores are largely homogeneous in GC content in contrast to the heteroge...
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Isotopes of bismuth
Isotopes of bismuth Standard atomic mass: 208.98040(1) u Isotopes of bismuth (Bi) occurring within the radioactive disintegration chains of actinium, radium and thorium were known as: - radium E : 210Bi - actinium C : 211Bi - thorium C : 212Bi - radium C : 214Bi # Table ## Notes - Values marked # are not purely deriv...
Isotopes of bismuth Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Standard atomic mass: 208.98040(1) u Isotopes of bismuth (Bi) occurring within the radioactive disintegration chains of actinium, radium and thorium were known as: - radium E : 210Bi - actinium C : 211Bi - thorium C : 212Bi - radium C : 214Bi # Ta...
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Isotopes of lithium
Isotopes of lithium # Overview Naturally occurring lithium (Li) (standard atomic mass: 6.941(2) u) is composed of two stable isotopes (Template:SimpleNuclide and Template:SimpleNuclide, the latter being the more abundant (92.5% natural abundance). Seven radioisotopes have been characterized, the most stable being Temp...
Isotopes of lithium # Overview Naturally occurring lithium (Li) (standard atomic mass: 6.941(2) u) is composed of two stable isotopes (Template:SimpleNuclide and Template:SimpleNuclide, the latter being the more abundant (92.5% natural abundance). Seven radioisotopes have been characterized, the most stable being Temp...
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Ivory vertebra sign
Ivory vertebra sign # Overview Increase in opacity of a vertebral body that retains its size and contours, with no change in the opacity and size of adjacent intervertebral disks. Increased opacity may be diffuse and homogeneous and involve most or all of the vertebral body, giving it a white appearance. # Different...
Ivory vertebra sign Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Increase in opacity of a vertebral body that retains its size and contours, with no change in the opacity and size of adjacent intervertebral disks. [1] Increased opacity may be diffuse and homogeneous and involve most or all of the ver...
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Jakarta Declaration
Jakarta Declaration The Jakarta Declaration is a declaration signed at the World Health Organisation's 1997 Jakarta Conference. The declaration reiterated the importance of the agreements made in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, and added emphasis to certain aspects of public health promotion in the 21st centur...
Jakarta Declaration The Jakarta Declaration is a declaration signed at the World Health Organisation's 1997 Jakarta Conference. The declaration reiterated the importance of the agreements made in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, and added emphasis to certain aspects of public health promotion in the 21st centu...
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James Harris Simons
James Harris Simons James Harris "Jim" Simons is an American cryptanalyst, mathematician, academic, investment advisor, billionaire and philanthropist. In 1982, Simons founded Renaissance Technologies Corporation, a private investment firm based in New York with over $12 billion under management; Simons is still at the...
James Harris Simons James Harris "Jim" Simons is an American cryptanalyst, mathematician, academic, investment advisor, billionaire and philanthropist. In 1982, Simons founded Renaissance Technologies Corporation, a private investment firm based in New York with over $12 billion under management; Simons is still at th...
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Jeffrey M. Friedman
Jeffrey M. Friedman Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, (born July 20, 1954) is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity. # Biography Friedman was born in Orlando, Florida in 19...
Jeffrey M. Friedman Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD, (born July 20, 1954) is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity. # Biography Friedman was born in Orlando, Florida in 1...
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Jendrassik maneuver
Jendrassik maneuver Jendrassik maneuver is a medical maneuver wherein the patient flexes both sets of fingers into a hook-like form and interlocks those sets of fingers together. The tendon below the patient's knee is then hit with a reflex hammer. The elicited response is compared with the reflex result of the same a...
Jendrassik maneuver Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Jendrassik maneuver is a medical maneuver wherein the patient flexes both sets of fingers into a hook-like form and interlocks those sets of fingers together. The tendon below the patient's knee is then hit with a reflex hammer. The elicited respo...
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Jens Christian Skou
Jens Christian Skou Jens Christian Skou Template:IPA (born October 8, 1918) is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate. Skou was born in Lemvig, Denmark to a wealthy family. His father Magnus Martinus Skou was a timber and coal merchant. His mother Ane-Margrethe Skou took over the company after the death of his father. At...
Jens Christian Skou Jens Christian Skou Template:IPA (born October 8, 1918) is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate. Skou was born in Lemvig, Denmark to a wealthy family. His father Magnus Martinus Skou was a timber and coal merchant. His mother Ane-Margrethe Skou took over the company after the death of his father. A...
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John Freeman Loutit
John Freeman Loutit John Freeman Loutit CBE FRS Also known as 'Ian'. (19 February 1910 - 11 June 1992). John Loutit contributed significantly to the development of improved techniques for the storage and transfusion of blood during the Second World War. After the war he became a leading researcher in the then novel fie...
John Freeman Loutit John Freeman Loutit CBE FRS Also known as 'Ian'. (19 February 1910 - 11 June 1992). John Loutit contributed significantly to the development of improved techniques for the storage and transfusion of blood during the Second World War. After the war he became a leading researcher in the then novel fi...
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John Peter Mettauer
John Peter Mettauer # Overview John Peter Mettauer (1787-1875) was an American surgeon and gynecologist. He studied medicine at Hampden-Sydney College and later in Philadelphia. In 1837 he founded a private medical school located between Prince Edward Court House and Kingsville. In 1847 he allied his school with Rando...
John Peter Mettauer # Overview John Peter Mettauer (1787-1875) was an American surgeon and gynecologist. He studied medicine at Hampden-Sydney College and later in Philadelphia. In 1837 he founded a private medical school located between Prince Edward Court House and Kingsville. In 1847 he allied his school with Rando...
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Journal of Virology
Journal of Virology The Journal of Virology is an academic journal that covers research concerning viruses, using cross-disciplinary approaches including biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, morphology, physiology and pathogenesis. Established in 1967, it is published twice monthl...
Journal of Virology Template:Infobox Journal The Journal of Virology is an academic journal that covers research concerning viruses, using cross-disciplinary approaches including biochemistry, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, morphology, physiology and pathogenesis. Established in 1967, it...
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Lemierre's syndrome
Lemierre's syndrome # Overview Lemierre's syndrome (or Lemierre's disease) is a disease usually caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, and occasionally by other members of the genus Fusobacterium (F. nucleatum, F. mortiferum and F. varium etc.) and usually affects young, healthy adults. Fusobacteria are ...
Lemierre's syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Lemierre's syndrome (or Lemierre's disease) is a disease usually caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, and occasionally by other members of the genus Fusobacterium (F. nucleatum, F. mortiferum and F. varium etc.) and usual...
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Juxtarestiform body
Juxtarestiform body # Overview The juxtarestiform body is a subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle, which comprises both the juxtarestiform and restiform bodies. # Function The juxtarestiform body carries both afferent and efferent fibers connecting the vestibular nuclei and the flocculonodular lobe and fas...
Juxtarestiform body Template:Infobox Brain # Overview The juxtarestiform body is a subdivision of the inferior cerebellar peduncle, which comprises both the juxtarestiform and restiform bodies. # Function The juxtarestiform body carries both afferent and efferent fibers connecting the vestibular nuclei and the flocc...
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Kawashima procedure
Kawashima procedure # Overview The Kawashima procedure is used for congenital heart disease with a single effective ventricle and an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC). It was first performed in 1978 and reported in 1984. # Procedure Technically it is very similar to the Bidirectional Glenn procedure used to direc...
Kawashima procedure Template:Interventions infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-in-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2] # Overview The Kawashima procedure is used for congenital heart disease with a single effective ventricle and an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC). It was first pe...
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Kell antigen system
Kell antigen system The Kell antigen system (also known as Kell–Cellano system) is a group of antigens on the human red blood cell surface which are important determinants of blood type and are targets for autoimmune or alloimmune diseases which destroy red blood cells. Kell can be noted as K, k, or Kp. The Kell antig...
Kell antigen system The Kell antigen system (also known as Kell–Cellano system) is a group of antigens on the human red blood cell surface which are important determinants of blood type and are targets for autoimmune or alloimmune diseases which destroy red blood cells. Kell can be noted as K, k, or Kp.[1][2] The Kel...
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Ketoconazole (oral)
Ketoconazole (oral) Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. Ketoconazole an antifungal agent systemic fungal infections such as blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis Yes burning sensation, pruritus, nausea and vomiting Hepatotoxicity and QT prolongation - Ketoconazole tablets...
Ketoconazole (oral) Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. [1] Ketoconazole an antifungal agent systemic fungal infections such as blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, chromomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis Yes burning sensation, pruritus, nausea and vomiting Hepatotoxicity and QT prolongation - Ketoconazole tab...
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Natural killer cell
Natural killer cell For details about NK cells deficiency click here. Natural killer cells (or NK cells) are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte that constitute a major component of the Innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the rejection of tumors and cells infected by viruses. The cells kill by releasing smal...
Natural killer cell For details about NK cells deficiency click here. Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Natural killer cells (or NK cells) are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte that constitute a major component of the Innate immune system. NK cells play a major role in the rejection of tumors and cells i...
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Patellar tendinitis
Patellar tendinitis Patellar tendinitis (patellar tendinopathy, also known as jumper's knee), is a relatively common cause of pain in the inferior patellar region in athletes. # Presentation It begins as inflammation in the patellar tendon where it attaches to the patella and may progress by tearing or degenerating th...
Patellar tendinitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Patellar tendinitis (patellar tendinopathy, also known as jumper's knee), is a relatively common cause of pain in the inferior patellar region in athletes. # Presentation It begins as inflammation in the patellar tendon where it attaches to the pa...
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User:Kristin Feeney
User:Kristin Feeney Kristin Feeney, B.S., M.P.H. Candidate at BUSPH Deputy Assistant Editor-In-Chief + WikiDoc Scholar Program Coordinator, WikiDoc Foundation (a 509 (a)(1) Charitable Organization) Contact: kfeeney@wikidoc.org; Phone: 617-632-7590 # Professional Background - Research Assistant III at PERFUSE Study Gro...
User:Kristin Feeney Kristin Feeney, B.S., M.P.H. Candidate at BUSPH Deputy Assistant Editor-In-Chief + WikiDoc Scholar Program Coordinator, WikiDoc Foundation (a 509 (a)(1) Charitable Organization) Contact: kfeeney@wikidoc.org; Phone: 617-632-7590 # Professional Background - Research Assistant III at PERFUSE Study Gr...
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Köhler illumination
Köhler illumination Köhler illumination is a type of specimen illumination used in transmitted-light microscopy. It was designed by August Köhler in 1893, and overcame limitations of previous types of sample illumination techniques (ie: critical illumination). Prior to the advent of Köhler illumination, the filament of...
Köhler illumination Köhler illumination is a type of specimen illumination used in transmitted-light microscopy. It was designed by August Köhler in 1893, and overcame limitations of previous types of sample illumination techniques (ie: critical illumination). Prior to the advent of Köhler illumination, the filament o...
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Lacrimal canaliculi
Lacrimal canaliculi # Overview The lacrimal canaliculi, also known as the lacrimal canals or lacrimal ducts, are the small channels in each eyelid that commence at minute orifices, termed puncta lacrimalia, on the summits of the papillæ lacrimales, seen on the margins of the lids at the lateral extremity of the lacus ...
Lacrimal canaliculi Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview The lacrimal canaliculi, also known as the lacrimal canals or lacrimal ducts, are the small channels in each eyelid that commence at minute orifices, termed puncta lacrimalia, on the summits of the papillæ lacrimales, seen on the margins of the lids at the later...
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Laennec's cirrhosis
Laennec's cirrhosis # Overview Laennec's cirrhosis (Ren Thophile Hyacinthe Laennec, 1781 - 1826, French physician and inventor of the stethoscope), a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration. Laennec's cirrhosis can be associated with inflammat...
Laennec's cirrhosis # Overview Laennec's cirrhosis (Ren Thophile Hyacinthe Laennec, 1781 - 1826, French physician and inventor of the stethoscope), a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration. Laennec's cirrhosis can be associated with inflammat...
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Lake Alice Hospital
Lake Alice Hospital Lake Alice Hospital was a rural psychiatric facilty, near Marton in Rangitikei, New Zealand. It was opened in 1950, and had a Maximum Security unit. Like many New Zealand psychiatric hospitals, Lake Alice was self-sufficient, with its own farm, workshop, bakery, laundry, and fire station. It also h...
Lake Alice Hospital Lake Alice Hospital was a rural psychiatric facilty, near Marton in Rangitikei, New Zealand. It was opened in 1950, and had a Maximum Security unit. Like many New Zealand psychiatric hospitals, Lake Alice was self-sufficient, with its own farm, workshop, bakery, laundry, and fire station. It also ...
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Lake Wobegon effect
Lake Wobegon effect The Lake Wobegon effect designates either - the human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others, or - the finding that in many educational tests a vast majority of participants achieves results above the norm. It is named for the fictional town of Lake Wobego...
Lake Wobegon effect Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The Lake Wobegon effect designates either - the human tendency to overestimate one's achievements and capabilities in relation to others, or - the finding that in many educational tests a vast majority of participants achiev...
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Langhans giant cell
Langhans giant cell # Overview Langhans giant cells are large cells found in granulomatous conditions. They are formed by the fusion of epithelioid cells (macrophages), and contain nuclei arranged in a horseshoe-shaped pattern in the cell periphery. Their presence could indicate tuberculosis. They should not be confus...
Langhans giant cell Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Langhans giant cells are large cells found in granulomatous conditions. They are formed by the fusion of epithelioid cells (macrophages), and contain nuclei arranged in a horseshoe-shaped pattern in the cell periphery. Their presence co...
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Lanosterol synthase
Lanosterol synthase Lanosterol synthase is an oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) enzyme that converts (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene to a protosterol cation and finally to lanosterol. Lanosterol is a key four-ringed intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis. In humans, lanosterol synthase is encoded by the LSS gene. In eukaryotes, lano...
Lanosterol synthase Lanosterol synthase is an oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) enzyme that converts (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene to a protosterol cation and finally to lanosterol.[1] Lanosterol is a key four-ringed intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis.[2][3] In humans, lanosterol synthase is encoded by the LSS gene.[4][5] In ...
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Splicing (genetics)
Splicing (genetics) # Overview In genetics, splicing is a modification of genetic information after transcription, in which introns of precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) are removed and exons of it are joined. Since in prokaryotic genomes introns do not exist, splicing naturally only occurs in eukaryotes. The splicing...
Splicing (genetics) # Overview In genetics, splicing is a modification of genetic information after transcription, in which introns of precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) are removed and exons of it are joined. Since in prokaryotic genomes introns do not exist, splicing naturally only occurs in eukaryotes. The splicing...
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Laryngitis
Laryngitis overview # Overview Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes a hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal cords). Laryngitis is categorized as acute if it lasts less than a few days. Otherwise, it is categorized as chronic and may last over 3...
Laryngitis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2] # Overview Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes a hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds (vocal cords). Laryngitis is catego...
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Latent tuberculosis
Latent tuberculosis Also called latent tuberculosis infection, latent TB or LTBI. Latent tuberculosis is where a patient is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis disease. Patients with latent tuberculosis are not infectious, and it is not possible to get TB from someone with la...
Latent tuberculosis Also called latent tuberculosis infection, latent TB or LTBI. Latent tuberculosis is where a patient is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but does not have active tuberculosis disease. Patients with latent tuberculosis are not infectious, and it is not possible to get TB from someone with l...
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Leadership Dynamics
Leadership Dynamics Leadership Dynamics, also known as Leadership Dynamics Institute (LDI), was a private, for-profit company, owned by William Penn Patrick. The company focused on executive training, personal development and self improvement. Leadership Dynamics was the first form of what psychologists termed "Large...
Leadership Dynamics Template:Infobox Company Leadership Dynamics, also known as Leadership Dynamics Institute (LDI), was a private, for-profit company, owned by William Penn Patrick. The company focused on executive training, personal development and self improvement. Leadership Dynamics was the first form of what p...
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Learning disability
Learning disability Synonyms and keywords: Information processing deficits; specific learning disorder # Overview In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability (LD) refers to a group of disorders that affect a broad range of academic and functional skills including the ability to speak, listen, read, w...
Learning disability Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [3] Synonyms and keywords: Information processing deficits; specific learning disorder # Overview In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability (LD) refers to a group of disorders t...
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Left-to-right shunt
Left-to-right shunt Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. ] # Overview Left-to-right shunting refers to the abnormal situation in which blood travels form the left side of the heart or the arterial circulation to to the right side. In patients with atrial septal defects, the circulation of blood flow may bec...
Left-to-right shunt Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [[3]] Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[4]] # Overview Left-to-right shunting refers to the abnormal situation in which blood travels form the left s...
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Left gastric artery
Left gastric artery In human anatomy, the left gastric artery arises from the celiac artery, and runs along the superior portion of the lesser curvature of the stomach. Branches also supply the lower esophagus. The left gastric artery anastomoses with the right gastric artery, which supplies the inferior portion. # ...
Left gastric artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In human anatomy, the left gastric artery arises from the celiac artery, and runs along the superior portion of the lesser curvature of the stomach. Branches also supply the lower esophagus. The left gastric artery anastom...
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Leopold's maneuvers
Leopold's maneuvers # Overview In obstetrics, Leopold's Maneuvers are a common and systematic way to determine the position of a fetus inside the woman's uterus. The maneuvers consist of four distinct actions, each helping to determine the position of the fetus. The maneuvers are important because they help determine ...
Leopold's maneuvers Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In obstetrics, Leopold's Maneuvers are a common and systematic way to determine the position of a fetus inside the woman's uterus. The maneuvers consist of four distinct actions, each helping to determine the position of the fetus. The ...
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Levofloxacin (oral)
Levofloxacin (oral) # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on W...
Levofloxacin (oral) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adeel Jamil, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intende...
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Likelihood function
Likelihood function Likelihood as a solitary term is a shorthand for likelihood function. In non-technical usage, "likelihood" is a synonym for "probability", but throughout this article only the technical definition is used. Informally, if "probability" allows us to predict unknown outcomes based on known parameters...
Likelihood function Template:Wiktionarypar Likelihood as a solitary term is a shorthand for likelihood function. In non-technical usage, "likelihood" is a synonym for "probability", but throughout this article only the technical definition is used. Informally, if "probability" allows us to predict unknown outcomes b...
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Lima Rescue Mission
Lima Rescue Mission The Lima Rescue Mission is a city mission located in Lima, Ohio. Founded on November 1, 1906 by Adam Welty, the mission, which is funded completely by donations, provides daily necessities for homeless and needy individuals in and around Allen County, Ohio. It is the second oldest gospel rescue miss...
Lima Rescue Mission The Lima Rescue Mission is a city mission located in Lima, Ohio. Founded on November 1, 1906 by Adam Welty,[1] the mission, which is funded completely by donations, provides daily necessities for homeless and needy individuals in and around Allen County, Ohio. It is the second oldest gospel rescue ...
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Lincomycin warnings
Lincomycin warnings # WARNINGS Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including Lincomycin, and may range in severity from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. Treatment with antibacterial agents alters the normal flora of the colon leading to overgro...
Lincomycin warnings Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2] # WARNINGS Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) has been reported with use of nearly all antibacterial agents, including Lincomycin, and may range in severity from mild diarrh...
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List of DYS markers
List of DYS markers The following DYS (DNA Y-chromosome Segment) markers are commonly used in genealogical DNA testing. DYS454 is the least varying Y-STR marker, and multi-copy marker DYS464 is the most varying Y-STR marker. The location on the Y chromosome of numbered DYS markers can be roughly given with cytogenetic ...
List of DYS markers The following DYS (DNA Y-chromosome Segment) markers are commonly used in genealogical DNA testing. DYS454 is the least varying Y-STR marker, and multi-copy marker DYS464 is the most varying Y-STR marker. The location on the Y chromosome of numbered DYS markers can be roughly given with cytogenetic...
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List of geneticists
List of geneticists This is a list of people who have made notable contributions to genetics. The growth and development of genetics represents the work of many people. This list of geneticists is therefore by no means complete. Contributors of great distinction to genetics are not yet on the list. # A - Dagfinn Aarsk...
List of geneticists This is a list of people who have made notable contributions to genetics. The growth and development of genetics represents the work of many people. This list of geneticists is therefore by no means complete. Contributors of great distinction to genetics are not yet on the list. Template:CompactTOC...
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List of paraphilias
List of paraphilias This article is a list of paraphilias, defined as powerful and persistent sexual interest other than in copulatory or precopulatory behavior with phenotypically normal, consenting adult human partners. Some paraphilias have more than one term to describe them, and some terms overlap with others. Pa...
List of paraphilias This article is a list of paraphilias, defined as powerful and persistent sexual interest other than in copulatory or precopulatory behavior with phenotypically normal, consenting adult human partners.[1] Some paraphilias have more than one term to describe them, and some terms overlap with others....
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Lithium-ion battery
Lithium-ion battery Lithium-ion batteries (sometimes abbreviated Li-ion batteries) are a type of rechargeable battery in which a lithium ion moves between the anode and cathode. The lithium ion moves from the anode to the cathode during discharge and from the cathode to the anode when charging. Lithium ion batteries ar...
Lithium-ion battery Template:Batteries Lithium-ion batteries (sometimes abbreviated Li-ion batteries) are a type of rechargeable battery in which a lithium ion moves between the anode and cathode. The lithium ion moves from the anode to the cathode during discharge and from the cathode to the anode when charging. Lith...
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Lithium perchlorate
Lithium perchlorate Lithium perchlorate is the chemical compound with the formula LiClO4. This white crystalline salt is noteworthy for its high solubility in many solvents. It exists both in anhydrous form and as a trihydrate. # Uses Lithium perchlorate is used as a source of oxygen in some chemical oxygen generator...
Lithium perchlorate Template:Chembox new Lithium perchlorate is the chemical compound with the formula LiClO4. This white crystalline salt is noteworthy for its high solubility in many solvents. It exists both in anhydrous form and as a trihydrate. # Uses Lithium perchlorate is used as a source of oxygen in some che...
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Livedoid vasculitis
Livedoid vasculitis Synonyms and keywords: Livedo reticularis; livedo vasculitis; livedoid vasculopathy; primary livedo reticularis; idiopathic livedo reticularis; vitiligo reticularis;Atrophie blanche; # Overview Livedoid vasculitis is a vascular disorder mostly affecting women. It may be aggravated by exposure to co...
Livedoid vasculitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Livedo reticularis; livedo vasculitis; livedoid vasculopathy; primary livedo reticularis; idiopathic livedo reticularis; vitiligo reticularis;Atrophie blanche; # Overview ...
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Liver mass
Liver mass overview # Overview Liver mass (also known as "hepatic mass") is generally defined as the neoplastic growth of tissue in the liver. Abnormal growths found in the liver can be benign or malignant. Liver mass may be classified according to imaging features (hyperechoic vs. hypoechoic), histopathological origi...
Liver mass overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] # Overview Liver mass (also known as "hepatic mass") is generally defined as the neoplastic growth of tissue in the liver. Abnormal growths found in the liver can be benign or mal...
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Logistic regression
Logistic regression # Overview In statistics, logistic regression is a regression model for binomially distributed response/dependent variables. It is useful for modeling the probability of an event occurring as a function of other factors. It is a generalized linear model that uses the logit as its link function. L...
Logistic regression Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In statistics, logistic regression is a regression model for binomially distributed response/dependent variables. It is useful for modeling the probability of an event occurring as a function of other factors. It is a generalized line...
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Long thoracic nerve
Long thoracic nerve The long thoracic nerve (external respiratory nerve of Bell; posterior thoracic nerve) supplies the Serratus anterior. This nerve characteristically arises by three roots from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (C5-C7) but the root from C7 may be absent. The roots from C5 and C6 pierce t...
Long thoracic nerve Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The long thoracic nerve (external respiratory nerve of Bell; posterior thoracic nerve) supplies the Serratus anterior. This nerve characteristically arises by three roots from the fifth, sixth, and seventh cervical nerves (C...
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Lopinavir ritonavir
Lopinavir ritonavir # Overview Lopinavir/ritonavir (INNs) is a fixed dose combination drug for the treatment of HIV infection. It combines lopinavir (not available as a single drug) with a sub-therapeutic dose of ritonavir (trade name Norvir) into a fixed-dose pill. The combination is marketed by Abbott as Kaletra (hi...
Lopinavir ritonavir For patient information, click here. Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2] # Overview Lopinavir/ritonavir (INNs) is a fixed dose combination drug for the treatment of HIV infection. It combines lopinavir (not available as a si...
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Lopressor injection
Lopressor injection For information about metoprolol, click here. # Disclaimer WikiDoc Drug Project is a constellation of drug information for healthcare providers and patients vigorously vetted on the basis of FDA package insert, MedlinePlus, Practice Guidelines, Scientific Statements, and scholarly medical literatur...
Lopressor injection Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] For information about metoprolol, click here. # Disclaimer WikiDoc Drug Project is a constellation of drug information for healthcare providers and patients vigorously vetted on the basis of FDA package insert, MedlinePlus, Practice Guidelines, Sc...
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Low dose naltrexone
Low dose naltrexone Low dose naltrexone (LDN), where naltrexone is used in doses approximately one-tenth those used for drug/alcohol rehabilitation purposes, is being used as an "off-label" treatment for certain immunologically-related disorders. The use of LDN for such diseases as cancer was discovered and developed b...
Low dose naltrexone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Low dose naltrexone (LDN), where naltrexone is used in doses approximately one-tenth those used for drug/alcohol rehabilitation purposes, is being used as an "off-label" treatment for certain immunologically-related disorders. The use of LDN for su...
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Lupus anticoagulant
Lupus anticoagulant # Overview Lupus anticoagulant (also known as lupus antibody, LA, or lupus inhibitors) is a medical phenomenon where autoantibodies bind to phospholipids and proteins associated with the cell membrane. Since interactions between the cell membrane and clotting factors are necessary for proper functi...
Lupus anticoagulant Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Lupus anticoagulant (also known as lupus antibody, LA, or lupus inhibitors) is a medical phenomenon where autoantibodies bind to phospholipids and proteins associated with the cell membrane. Since interactions between the cell membrane ...
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Lustre (mineralogy)
Lustre (mineralogy) Lustre (or luster) is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. For example, a diamond is said to have an adamantine lustre and pyrite is said to have a metallic lustre. The term is also used to describe other items with a particular sheen (for exampl...
Lustre (mineralogy) Lustre (or luster) is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral. For example, a diamond is said to have an adamantine lustre and pyrite is said to have a metallic lustre. The term is also used to describe other items with a particular sheen (for examp...
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Lycopodium clavatum
Lycopodium clavatum Lycopodium clavatum (Stag's-horn Clubmoss or Ground Pine) is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae. It is a spore-bearing vascular plant, growing mainly prostrate along the ground with stems up to 1 m long; the stems are much branched, and densely c...
Lycopodium clavatum Lycopodium clavatum (Stag's-horn Clubmoss or Ground Pine) is the most widespread species in the genus Lycopodium of the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae. It is a spore-bearing vascular plant, growing mainly prostrate along the ground with stems up to 1 m long; the stems are much branched, and densely ...
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Lymphocytic colitis
Lymphocytic colitis # Overview Lymphocytic colitis, a subtype of microscopic colitis, is a rare condition characterized by chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea. The colonoscopy is normal but the mucosal biopsy reveals an accumulation of lymphocytes in the colonic epithelium and connective tissue (lamina propria). Collag...
Lymphocytic colitis # Overview Lymphocytic colitis, a subtype of microscopic colitis, is a rare condition characterized by chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea. The colonoscopy is normal but the mucosal biopsy reveals an accumulation of lymphocytes in the colonic epithelium and connective tissue (lamina propria). Collag...
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Small cleaved cells
Small cleaved cells Small cleaved cells are a distinctive type of cell that appears in certain types of lymphoma. When used to uniquely identify a type of lymphoma, they are usually categorized as follicular (C82.0) or diffuse (C83.1) . The "small cleaved cells" are usually centrocytes that express B-cell markers such ...
Small cleaved cells Small cleaved cells are a distinctive type of cell that appears in certain types of lymphoma. When used to uniquely identify a type of lymphoma, they are usually categorized as follicular (C82.0) or diffuse (C83.1) . The "small cleaved cells" are usually centrocytes that express B-cell markers such...
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Sentinel lymph node
Sentinel lymph node # Overview The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes reached by metastasizing cancer cells from a tumor. # Physiology The spread of some forms of cancer usually follows an orderly progression, spreading first to regional lymph nodes, then the next echelon of ly...
Sentinel lymph node Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The sentinel lymph node is the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes reached by metastasizing cancer cells from a tumor. # Physiology The spread of some forms of cancer usually follows an orderly progression, spreading first ...
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Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium bovis Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing (16 to 20 hour generation time), aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB). Related to M. tuberculosis—the bacteria which causes tuberculosis in humans—M. bovis can also jump the species barrier and cause tuberculos...
Mycobacterium bovis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mycobacterium bovis is a slow-growing (16 to 20 hour generation time), aerobic bacterium and the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle (known as bovine TB). Related to M. tuberculosis—the bacteria which causes tuberculosis in humans—M. bovis ca...
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Monoamine oxidase B
Monoamine oxidase B Monoamine oxidase B, also known as MAOB, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAOB gene. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the flavin monoamine oxidase family. It is an enzyme located in the outer mitochondrial membrane. It catalyzes the oxidative deamination of biogenic and xenob...
Monoamine oxidase B Monoamine oxidase B, also known as MAOB, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MAOB gene. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the flavin monoamine oxidase family. It is an enzyme located in the outer mitochondrial membrane. It catalyzes the oxidative deamination of biogenic and xeno...
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ME/CFS descriptions
ME/CFS descriptions At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests for Chronic fatigue syndrome. Just as there are several names, several points of controversy, and several hypothesized causes, there are differing and frequently mutually exclusive definitions, descriptions, and guidelines. # Gi...
ME/CFS descriptions Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] At this time, there is no accepted conclusive test or series of tests for Chronic fatigue syndrome. Just as there are several names, several points of controversy, and several hypothesized causes, there are differing and frequently mutually exclus...
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Sanfilippo syndrome
Sanfilippo syndrome # Overview Sanfilippo syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis III (MPS-III) is a rare genetic disease. This lysosomal storage disorders is due to deficiency in one of the enzymes needed to breakdown the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate (which is found in the extra-cellular matrix and on cell surface g...
Sanfilippo syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: # Overview Sanfilippo syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis III (MPS-III) is a rare genetic disease. This lysosomal storage disorders is due to deficiency in one of the enzymes needed to breakdown the glycosaminoglycan...
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Mitral valve repair
Mitral valve repair # Overview Mitral valve repair is a cardiac surgery procedure performed by cardiac surgeons to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. The mitral valve is the "inflow valve" for the left side of the heart. Blood flows from the lungs, where it picks up oxygen, thro...
Mitral valve repair Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Mitral valve repair is a cardiac surgery procedure performed by cardiac surgeons to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. The mitral valve is the "inflow valve" for the left side of the heart. Blood ...
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