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Certolizumab pegol
Certolizumab pegol # 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 Wi...
Certolizumab pegol Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vignesh Ponnusamy, M.B.B.S. [2]; Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed health...
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Chancroid
Chancroid overview # Overview Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, a fastidious Gram-negative coccobacillus. There are 3 classes of this bacteria, 2 of which cause genital ulcer disease and 1 that may be the cause of cutaneous limb ulcers. Pathogenesis involves secretion of 2 viru...
Chancroid overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Serge Korjian M.D. Nate Michalak, B.A. Yazan Daaboul, M.D. # Overview Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, a fastidious Gram-negative coccobacillus. There are 3 classes of this b...
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Charles Hollenberg
Charles Hollenberg # Overview Charles H. Hollenberg, O.C., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., (1930 – April 8, 2003) was a Canadian physician, educator and researcher. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Science in 1950 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1955 from the University of Manitoba. In 1960, he joined the Depa...
Charles Hollenberg # Overview Charles H. Hollenberg, O.C., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C., (1930 – April 8, 2003) was a Canadian physician, educator and researcher. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Science in 1950 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1955 from the University of Manitoba. In 1960, he joined the Depa...
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Editor's checklist
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Editor's checklist Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Checklist for editors --- I have typed in __NOTOC__ at the top of all the pages --- I have used the designation Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief and not anything else like Associate Editor in Chief, Associate Editor etc., --- I have used the designatio...
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Chemical substance
Chemical substance # Overview A chemical substance is a material with a definite chemical composition. It is a concept that became firmly established in the late eighteenth century after work by the chemist Joseph Proust on the composition of some pure chemical compounds such as basic copper carbonate. He deduced tha...
Chemical substance # Overview A chemical substance is a material with a definite chemical composition. It is a concept that became firmly established in the late eighteenth century after work by the chemist Joseph Proust on the composition of some pure chemical compounds such as basic copper carbonate.[1] He deduced ...
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Chemical imbalance
Chemical imbalance Chemical imbalance is a term used as a lay explanation of mental illness or mental disorders. The term is used in consumer literature and and advertising for psychoactive drugs (e.g., ). It is not used to scientific literature explain the process that causes mental illness, but may have its origins i...
Chemical imbalance Template:Tfd Chemical imbalance is a term used as a lay explanation of mental illness or mental disorders. The term is used in consumer literature and and advertising for psychoactive drugs (e.g., [1]). It is not used to scientific literature explain the process that causes mental illness, but may h...
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Chemical potential
Chemical potential In thermodynamics and chemistry, chemical potential, symbolized by μ, is a term introduced in by the American mathematical physicist Willard Gibbs, which he defined as follows: Gibbs noted also that for the purposes of this definition, any chemical element or combination of elements in given proport...
Chemical potential In thermodynamics and chemistry, chemical potential, symbolized by μ, is a term introduced in by the American mathematical physicist Willard Gibbs, which he defined as follows: Gibbs noted also that for the purposes of this definition, any chemical element or combination of elements in given propor...
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Chemical stability
Chemical stability # Overview In biochemistry, equilibrium unfolding is the process of unfolding a protein or RNA molecule by gradually changing its solution conditions, i.e., its environment. Since equilibrium is maintained at all steps, the process is reversible (equilibrium folding). Equilibrium unfolding is used...
Chemical stability # Overview Template:Chemical equilibria In biochemistry, equilibrium unfolding is the process of unfolding a protein or RNA molecule by gradually changing its solution conditions, i.e., its environment. Since equilibrium is maintained at all steps, the process is reversible (equilibrium folding). ...
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Chemical synthesis
Chemical synthesis # Overview In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions in order to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is r...
Chemical synthesis # Overview In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions in order to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions. In modern laboratory usage, this tends to imply that the process is r...
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Chick slaughtering
Chick slaughtering Chick slaughtering is the culling of newly hatched male chickens for which breeders have no use. In an industrial egg-producing facility, about half of the newly hatched chicks will be male and would grow up to be roosters, which do not lay eggs and therefore there is no incentive for the breeder to ...
Chick slaughtering Chick slaughtering is the culling of newly hatched male chickens for which breeders have no use. In an industrial egg-producing facility, about half of the newly hatched chicks will be male and would grow up to be roosters, which do not lay eggs and therefore there is no incentive for the breeder to...
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Chimera (genetics)
Chimera (genetics) In zoology, a chimera is an animal that has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different zygotes; if the different cells emerged from the same zygote, it is called a mosaicism. Chimerism is rare in human beings: there have been only about 40 reported ca...
Chimera (genetics) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In zoology, a chimera is an animal that has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different zygotes; if the different cells emerged from the same zygote, it is called a mosaicism. Chimerism is rare in hum...
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Chinese bellflower
Chinese bellflower Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon. These species are commonly referred to as platycodon, Chinese bellflower, sometimes also Japanese bellflower, common balloon flower, or simply balloon flower. It ...
Chinese bellflower Platycodon grandiflorus is a species of perennial flowering plant of the family Campanulaceae and the only member of the genus Platycodon. These species are commonly referred to as platycodon, Chinese bellflower, sometimes also Japanese bellflower, common balloon flower, or simply balloon flower. It...
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Mevalonate pathway
Mevalonate pathway # Overview The mevalonate pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway or mevalonate-dependent (MAD) route, is an important cellular metabolic pathway present in all higher eukaryotes and many bacteria. It is important for the production of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate ...
Mevalonate pathway Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The mevalonate pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway or mevalonate-dependent (MAD) route, is an important cellular metabolic pathway present in all higher eukaryotes and many bacteria. It is important for the production of dimethylallyl ...
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Chondroma
Chondroma overview # Overview Juxtacortical chondroma was first discovered by Lichtenstein and Hall in 1952. The term juxtacortical chondroma was first coined by Jaffe in 1956. Chondroma may be classified according to location of the outgrowth into 3 groups that include enchondrom, periosteal chondroma and synovial ch...
Chondroma overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2], Farima Kahe M.D. [3], Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [4] # Overview Juxtacortical chondroma was first discovered by Lichtenstein and Hall in 1952. The term juxtacortical cho...
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Choroidal effusion
Choroidal effusion # Overview Choroidal effusions are an accumulation of fluid in the suprachoroidal space, between the choroid and sclera. They differ from retinal detachments in their clinical presentation and radiologic appearance. # Pathophysiology ## Associated Conditions - Choroidal effusions can be associated...
Choroidal effusion Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Choroidal effusions are an accumulation of fluid in the suprachoroidal space, between the choroid and sclera. They differ from retinal detachments in their clinical presentation and radiologic appearance. # Pathophysiology ## Associate...
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Chou-Fasman method
Chou-Fasman method The Chou-Fasman method is an empirical technique for the prediction of secondary structures in proteins, originally developed in the 1970's. The method is based on analyses of the relative frequencies of each amino acid in alpha helices, beta sheets, and turns based on known protein structures solved...
Chou-Fasman method The Chou-Fasman method is an empirical technique for the prediction of secondary structures in proteins, originally developed in the 1970's.[1][2][3] The method is based on analyses of the relative frequencies of each amino acid in alpha helices, beta sheets, and turns based on known protein structu...
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Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Fonsecaea pedrosoi # Overview Fonsecaea pedrosoi is a fungal species in the family Herpotrichiellaceae, and the major causative agent of chromoblastomycosis. This species is commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical regions where it grows as a soil saprotroph. Farming activities in the endemic zone are a risk factor...
Fonsecaea pedrosoi Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Fonsecaea pedrosoi is a fungal species in the family Herpotrichiellaceae, and the major causative agent of chromoblastomycosis.[1] This species is commonly found in tropical and sub-tropical regions where it grows as a soil saprotroph.[2...
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Chronic colestites
Chronic colestites # Overview Chronic colestites is a made-up term created by Guinness World Records to describe total insomnia. The term was first seen in the 1991 edition and was removed after the 2000 edition. It was used in the entry for sleep deprivation, which read: The longest recorded period for which a person...
Chronic colestites Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Chronic colestites is a made-up term created by Guinness World Records to describe total insomnia. The term was first seen in the 1991 edition and was removed after the 2000 edition. It was used in the entry for sleep deprivation, which ...
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Coronary vasospasm
Coronary vasospasm For information about Prinzmetal's angina, click here For information about PCI-induced coronary vasospasm, click here Synonyms and keywords: Coronary vasoconstriction, coronary artery spasm, vasospastic angina, variant angina , focal coronary artery vasospasm, dynamic coronary obstruction # Overvie...
Coronary vasospasm For patient information, click here For information about Prinzmetal's angina, click here For information about PCI-induced coronary vasospasm, click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.; Alexander Morss, M.D.; Brian...
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Ciona intestinalis
Ciona intestinalis Ciona intestinalis or vase tunicate is a Urochordata (sea squirt) whose genome has been sequenced has become, over the past decade, a major experimental model for developmental biologists. Ciona intestinalis is a solitary tunicate with a cylindrical, gelatinous body, up to 14 cm long. The soft, smoot...
Ciona intestinalis Ciona intestinalis or vase tunicate is a Urochordata (sea squirt) whose genome has been sequenced has become, over the past decade, a major experimental model for developmental biologists. Ciona intestinalis is a solitary tunicate with a cylindrical, gelatinous body, up to 14 cm long. The soft, smoo...
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Circular dichroism
Circular dichroism # Overview Circular dichroism (CD) is a form of spectroscopy based on the differential absorption of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light. It can be used to help determine the structure of macromolecules (including the secondary structure of proteins and the handedness of DNA). # Polar...
Circular dichroism # Overview Circular dichroism (CD) is a form of spectroscopy based on the differential absorption of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light. It can be used to help determine the structure of macromolecules (including the secondary structure of proteins and the handedness of DNA). # Polar...
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Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis overview # Overview Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by the replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of liver function. The first description of the clinical picture and pathologic appearance of cirrhosis...
Cirrhosis overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sudarshana Datta, MD [2] # Overview Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by the replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive ...
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Clark Leonard Hull
Clark Leonard Hull Clark Leonard Hull (1884 - 1952) was an influential American psychologist who sought to explain learning and motivation by scientific laws of behavior. Born in Akron, New York, Hull obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan, and in 1918 a PhD in from the University of W...
Clark Leonard Hull Clark Leonard Hull (1884 - 1952) was an influential American psychologist who sought to explain learning and motivation by scientific laws of behavior. Born in Akron, New York, Hull obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan, and in 1918 a PhD in from the University of ...
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Clathrate compound
Clathrate compound # Overview A clathrate or clathrate compound or cage compound is a chemical substance consisting of a lattice of one type of molecule trapping and containing a second type of molecule. The word clathrate is derived from the Latin clatratus meaning with bars or a lattice. An example of a clathrate i...
Clathrate compound # Overview A clathrate or clathrate compound or cage compound is a chemical substance consisting of a lattice of one type of molecule trapping and containing a second type of molecule. The word clathrate is derived from the Latin clatratus meaning with bars or a lattice.[1] An example of a clathrat...
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Cleavage (breasts)
Cleavage (breasts) Cleavage is the cleft created by the partial exposure of a woman's breasts, especially when exposed by low-cut clothing. The neckline of a garment that exposes cleavage is known as décolletage (or "décolleté" in current French). # Anatomical terminology "Intermammary sulcus" or "intermammary cleft" ...
Cleavage (breasts) Cleavage is the cleft created by the partial exposure of a woman's breasts, especially when exposed by low-cut clothing. The neckline of a garment that exposes cleavage is known as décolletage (or "décolleté" in current French). # Anatomical terminology "Intermammary sulcus" or "intermammary cleft"...
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Clinical pathology
Clinical pathology Clinical pathology is one of the two major divisions within the medical specialty of pathology. A clinical pathologist is a medical doctor responsible for the diagnosis of diseases based on the analysis of body fluids like blood, urine, etc. He/she works in close collaboration with medical technolog...
Clinical pathology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Clinical pathology is one of the two major divisions within the medical specialty of pathology. A clinical pathologist is a medical doctor responsible for the diagnosis of diseases based on the analysis of body fluids like blood, urine, etc. He/she...
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Clinical chemistry
Clinical chemistry # Overview Clinical chemistry (also known as clinical biochemistry, chemical pathology or pure blood chemistry) is the area of pathology that is generally concerned with analysis of bodily fluids. The discipline originated in the late 19th century with the use of simple chemical tests for various co...
Clinical chemistry # Overview Clinical chemistry (also known as clinical biochemistry, chemical pathology or pure blood chemistry) is the area of pathology that is generally concerned with analysis of bodily fluids. The discipline originated in the late 19th century with the use of simple chemical tests for various co...
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Medical laboratory
Medical laboratory # Overview A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on biological specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient. # Departments The laboratory is often divided into a number of disciplines: - Microbiology receives swabs, feces, urine, bl...
Medical laboratory Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on biological specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient. # Departments The laboratory is often divided into a number of discipli...
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Closed head injury
Closed head injury # Overview Closed Head are a type of traumatic brain injury in which the skull and dura mater remain intact. Closed-head injuries are the leading cause of death in children under 4 years old and the most common cause of physical disability and cognitive impairment in young people. Overall, closed-h...
Closed head injury Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Closed Head are a type of traumatic brain injury in which the skull and dura mater remain intact. Closed-head injuries are the leading cause of death in children under 4 years old and the most common cause of physical disability and cog...
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Clostridium tetani
Clostridium tetani # Overview Clostridium tetani is a rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Clostridium. Like other Clostridium species, it is Gram-positive, and its appearance on a gram stain resembles tennis rackets or drumsticks. C. tetani is found as spores in soil or as parasites in the gastrointestinal t...
Clostridium tetani Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Clostridium tetani is a rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Clostridium. Like other Clostridium species, it is Gram-positive, and its appearance on a gram stain resembles tennis rackets or drumsticks.[1] C. tetani is found as s...
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Feline coronavirus
Feline coronavirus # Overview Feline Coronavirus (FCoV) is a positive stranded RNA virus that is infectious to cats worldwide. This virus is part of the coronavirus group 1, which includes the porcine gastroenteritis swine coronavirus (TGEV), the canine coronavirus (CCOV) and human coronavirus 229E. It has two differe...
Feline coronavirus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Feline Coronavirus (FCoV) is a positive stranded RNA virus that is infectious to cats worldwide.[1] This virus is part of the coronavirus group 1, which includes the porcine gastroenteritis swine coronavirus (TGEV), the canine coronaviru...
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Cobalt(II) nitrate
Cobalt(II) nitrate Cobalt nitrate is a chemical salt formed from the metal cobalt and the nitrate ion. It is an oxidizer and is soluble in water. The molecular formula is Co(NO3)2 It is deliquescent in moist air and soluble in most polar solvents. It is derived from reacting metallic cobalt or one of its oxides, hydro...
Cobalt(II) nitrate Template:Chembox new Cobalt nitrate is a chemical salt formed from the metal cobalt and the nitrate ion. It is an oxidizer and is soluble in water. The molecular formula is Co(NO3)2 It is deliquescent in moist air and soluble in most polar solvents. It is derived from reacting metallic cobalt or on...
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Cocaine dependence
Cocaine dependence # Overview Cocaine dependence (or addiction) is physical and psychological dependency on the regular use of cocaine. It can result in physiological damage, lethargy, depression, or a potentially fatal overdose. # Presentation The immediate craving of the addict for more soon after use is due the sh...
Cocaine dependence Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Cocaine dependence (or addiction) is physical and psychological dependency on the regular use of cocaine. It can result in physiological damage, lethargy, depression, or a potentially fatal overdose. # Presentation The immediate craving...
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Cognitive-shifting
Cognitive-shifting # Overview Cognitive-shifting is a method used in awareness management describing the mental process of re-directing one's focus of attention away from one fixation toward a different focus of attention. This shifting process can be initiated either by habit and unconsciously, or as an act of consci...
Cognitive-shifting Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Cognitive-shifting is a method used in awareness management describing the mental process of re-directing one's focus of attention away from one fixation toward a different focus of attention. This shifting process can be initiated eithe...
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Cognitive slippage
Cognitive slippage # Overview Cognitive slippage is a symptom of several psychiatric diseases and mental disorders associated with cognition and formal thought disorders. It is manifested in patterns of speech, where categories and lists become overly broad as concepts unrelated at first glance become related through ...
Cognitive slippage Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Cognitive slippage is a symptom of several psychiatric diseases and mental disorders associated with cognition and formal thought disorders. It is manifested in patterns of speech, where categories and lists become overly broad as concep...
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Coital cephalalgia
Coital cephalalgia Also known as "sexual headaches", coital cephalalgia is a rare type of severe headache that occurs at the base of the skull before orgasm during sexual activity, including masturbation. The pain usually moves from the base of the skull through the head towards the frontal lobes. Extremely severe and ...
Coital cephalalgia Also known as "sexual headaches", coital cephalalgia is a rare type of severe headache that occurs at the base of the skull before orgasm during sexual activity, including masturbation. The pain usually moves from the base of the skull through the head towards the frontal lobes. Extremely severe and...
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Coitus interruptus
Coitus interruptus Coitus interruptus, also known as withdrawal or the pull out method, is a method of contraception in which, during sexual intercourse, the penis is removed from the vagina prior to ejaculation, primarily to avoid introducing semen into the vagina. Coitus interruptus may also more generally refer to a...
Coitus interruptus Template:BirthControl infobox Coitus interruptus, also known as withdrawal or the pull out method, is a method of contraception in which, during sexual intercourse, the penis is removed from the vagina prior to ejaculation, primarily to avoid introducing semen into the vagina. Coitus interruptus may...
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Trabeculae carneae
Trabeculae carneae # Overview The trabeculae carneae (columnae carneae or fleshy beams) are rounded or irregular muscular columns which project from the whole of the inner surface of the ventricle, with the exception of the conus arteriosus. They are of three kinds: - some are attached along their entire length on one...
Trabeculae carneae Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview The trabeculae carneae (columnae carneae or fleshy beams) are rounded or irregular muscular columns which project from the whole of the inner surface of th...
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Common gamma chain
Common gamma chain The common gamma chain (γc) (or CD132), also known as interleukin-2 receptor subunit gamma or IL-2RG, is a cytokine receptor sub-unit that is common to the receptor complexes for at least six different interleukin receptors: IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and interleukin-21 receptor. The γc glycoprote...
Common gamma chain The common gamma chain (γc) (or CD132), also known as interleukin-2 receptor subunit gamma or IL-2RG, is a cytokine receptor sub-unit that is common to the receptor complexes for at least six different interleukin receptors: IL-2, IL-4,[1] IL-7,[2] IL-9, IL-15[3] and interleukin-21 receptor. The γc ...
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Common wood sorrel
Common wood sorrel Common wood sorrel is a plant from the genus Oxalis, common in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It flowers for a few months during the spring, with small white flowers with pink streaks. Red or violet flowers also occur rarely. The binomial name is Oxalis acetosella, because of its sour taste. The l...
Common wood sorrel Common wood sorrel is a plant from the genus Oxalis, common in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It flowers for a few months during the spring, with small white flowers with pink streaks. Red or violet flowers also occur rarely. The binomial name is Oxalis acetosella, because of its sour taste. The ...
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Complementarianism
Complementarianism Complementarianism is a term to describe a theological view held by some Christians that differing, non-overlapping roles between men and women, manifested in marriage, church leadership, and elsewhere, is biblically required. The term Complementarian was coined in recent years and largely replaces t...
Complementarianism Template:GenderChristianity Complementarianism is a term to describe a theological view held by some Christians that differing, non-overlapping roles between men and women, manifested in marriage, church leadership, and elsewhere, is biblically required. The term Complementarian was coined in recent...
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NADH dehydrogenase
NADH dehydrogenase # Overview NADH dehydrogenase (EC 1.6.5.3) is an enzyme located in the inner mitochodrial membrane that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from NADH to coenzyme Q (CoQ). It is also called the NADH:quinone oxidoreductase. # Reaction It is the first enzyme (complex I) of the mitochondrial electron t...
NADH dehydrogenase # Overview NADH dehydrogenase (EC 1.6.5.3) is an enzyme located in the inner mitochodrial membrane that catalyzes the transfer of electrons from NADH to coenzyme Q (CoQ). It is also called the NADH:quinone oxidoreductase. # Reaction It is the first enzyme (complex I) of the mitochondrial electron t...
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Conduction aphasia
Conduction aphasia Ahmad Muneeb, MBBS Synonyms and keywords: Dysphasia, Conduction; Associative Aphasia; Aphasia, Associative; Associative Aphasias; Dysphasias, Conduction; Aphasias, Associative; Conduction Aphasia; Conduction Dysphasias; Associative Dysphasias; Associative Dysphasia; Conduction Dysphasia; Dysphasias, ...
Conduction aphasia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Muneeb, MBBS[2] Synonyms and keywords: Dysphasia, Conduction; Associative Aphasia; Aphasia, Associative; Associative Aphasias; Dysphasias, Conduction; Aphasias, Associative; Conduction Aphasia; Conduction Dysphas...
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Conductive polymer
Conductive polymer A conductive polymer is an organic polymer semiconductor, or an organic semiconductor. Roughly, there are two classes-- the Charge transfer complexes and the conductive polyacetylenes. The latter include polyacetylene itself as well as polypyrrole, polyaniline, and their derivatives. Most commerci...
Conductive polymer A conductive polymer is an organic polymer semiconductor, or an organic semiconductor. Roughly, there are two classes-- the Charge transfer complexes and the conductive polyacetylenes. The latter include polyacetylene itself as well as polypyrrole, polyaniline, and their derivatives. Most commerc...
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Confusion
Confusion overview # Overview Confusion refers to mental dysfunction in which a lack of attention and disorientation occurs with the inability to think with normal speed or clarity. It is the inability to maintain a coherent stream of thought or action. # Pathophysiology Confusion results from global impairment of br...
Confusion overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: # Overview Confusion refers to mental dysfunction in which a lack of attention and disorientation occurs with the inability to think with normal speed or clarity. It is the inability to maintain a coherent stream of t...
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Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy # Overview Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic, hereditary muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness. Muscular dystrophies are characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue. Nine diseases including...
Muscular dystrophy For patient information click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[3] # Overview Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic, hereditary muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness.[1][2] Muscular dystrophies ...
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Red eye (medicine)
Red eye (medicine) # Overview In medicine, red eye is a non-specific term to describe an eye that appears red due to illness, injury, or some other condition. "Conjunctival injection" and "bloodshot eyes" are two forms of red eye. Since it is a common affliction, it is unsurprising that primary care doctors often deal...
Red eye (medicine) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview In medicine, red eye is a non-specific term to describe an eye that appears red due to illness, injury, or some other condition. "Conjunctival injection" and "bloodshot eyes" are t...
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Consonant mutation
Consonant mutation Consonant mutation is the phenomenon in which a consonant in a word is changed according to its morphological and/or syntactic environment. Mutation phenomena are found in languages around the world. The prototypical example of consonant mutation is the initial consonant mutation of all modern Celtic...
Consonant mutation Consonant mutation is the phenomenon in which a consonant in a word is changed according to its morphological and/or syntactic environment. Mutation phenomena are found in languages around the world. The prototypical example of consonant mutation is the initial consonant mutation of all modern Celti...
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Construct validity
Construct validity In social science and psychometrics, construct validity refers to whether a scale measures the unobservable social construct (such as "fluid intelligence") that it purports to measure. It is related to the theoretical ideas behind the personality trait under consideration; a non-existent concept in t...
Construct validity In social science and psychometrics, construct validity refers to whether a scale measures the unobservable social construct (such as "fluid intelligence") that it purports to measure. It is related to the theoretical ideas behind the personality trait under consideration; a non-existent concept in ...
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Context management
Context management Context Management is a dynamic computer process that uses 'subjects' of data in one application, to point to data resident in a separate application also containing the same subject. Context Management allows users to choose a subject once in one application, and have all other applications containi...
Context management Context Management is a dynamic computer process that uses 'subjects' of data in one application, to point to data resident in a separate application also containing the same subject. Context Management allows users to choose a subject once in one application, and have all other applications contain...
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Scientific control
Scientific control A scientific control augments integrity in experiments by isolating variables as dictated by the scientific method in order to make a conclusion about such variables. In a controlled experiment, two virtually identical experiments are conducted. In one of them, the treatment, the factor being tested ...
Scientific control Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A scientific control augments integrity in experiments by isolating variables as dictated by the scientific method in order to make a conclusion about such variables. In a controlled experiment, two virtually identical experiments are conducted. In ...
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Conversion (logic)
Conversion (logic) Conversion is a concept in traditional logic referring to a "type of immediate inference in which from a given proposition another proposition is inferred which has as its subject the predicate of the original proposition and as its predicate the subject of the original proposition (the quality of th...
Conversion (logic) Conversion is a concept in traditional logic referring to a "type of immediate inference in which from a given proposition another proposition is inferred which has as its subject the predicate of the original proposition and as its predicate the subject of the original proposition (the quality of t...
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Convulsive therapy
Convulsive therapy Convulsive therapy is the deliberate and controlled induction of a seizure or other disturbance of brain function for the purpose of psychiatric treatment. Convulsive therapy attempts to produce this state artificially and under controlled conditions, on the premise that seizures can induce improvem...
Convulsive therapy Convulsive therapy is the deliberate and controlled induction of a seizure or other disturbance of brain function for the purpose of psychiatric treatment.[1] Convulsive therapy attempts to produce this state artificially and under controlled conditions, on the premise that seizures can induce impr...
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Glatiramer acetate
Glatiramer acetate # 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 Wi...
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Cordial (medicine)
Cordial (medicine) A cordial is any invigorating and stimulating preparation; e.g., peppermint cordial. The term derives from obsolete medicinal usage, as various beverages were concocted which were believed to be beneficial to one's health, especially for the heart (cordialis, Latin). From the Renaissance onwards, cor...
Cordial (medicine) A cordial is any invigorating and stimulating preparation; e.g., peppermint cordial. The term derives from obsolete medicinal usage, as various beverages were concocted which were believed to be beneficial to one's health, especially for the heart (cordialis, Latin). From the Renaissance onwards, co...
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Corneal epithelium
Corneal epithelium The corneal epithelium (epithelium corneæ anterior layer) covers the front of the cornea and consists of several layers of cells. The cells of the deepest layer are columnar; then follow two or three layers of polyhedral cells, the majority of which are prickle cells similar to those found in the str...
Corneal epithelium Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The corneal epithelium (epithelium corneæ anterior layer) covers the front of the cornea and consists of several layers of cells. The cells of the deepest layer are columnar; then follow two or three layers of polyhedral cel...
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Golgi tendon organ
Golgi tendon organ # Overview The Golgi organ (also called Golgi tendon organ, neurotendinous organ or neurotendinous spindle), is a proprioceptive sensory receptor organ that is located at the insertion of skeletal muscle fibres into the tendons of skeletal muscle. The Golgi organ should not be confused with the Golg...
Golgi tendon organ Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview The Golgi organ (also called Golgi tendon organ, neurotendinous organ or neurotendinous spindle), is a proprioceptive sensory receptor organ that is located at the insertion of skeletal muscle fibres into the tendons of skeletal muscle. The Golgi organ should not...
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Cortical blindness
Cortical blindness # Overview Cortical blindness is the total or partial loss of vision in a normal-appearing eye caused by damage to the brain's occipital cortex. Cortical blindness can be acquired or congenital, and may also be transient in certain instances. Acquired cortical blindness is most often caused by loss ...
Cortical blindness Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jyostna Chouturi, M.B.B.S [2] # Overview Cortical blindness is the total or partial loss of vision in a normal-appearing eye caused by damage to the brain's occipital cortex.[1] Cortical blindness can be acquired or c...
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Diazonium compound
Diazonium compound # Overview Diazonium compounds or diazonium salts are a group of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the characteristic structure of R-N2+ X- where R can be any organic residue such alkyl or aryl and X is an inorganic or organic anion such as a halogen. Historically, diazonium s...
Diazonium compound # Overview Diazonium compounds or diazonium salts are a group of organic compounds sharing a common functional group with the characteristic structure of R-N2+ X- where R can be any organic residue such alkyl or aryl and X is an inorganic or organic anion such as a halogen. Historically, diazonium s...
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Creeping buttercup
Creeping buttercup The Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a flowering plant in the Buttercup family, native to Europe and the Pacific Northwest. It has attractive yellow flowers and stolons, running stems, which produce roots and new plants at the nodes. Creeping buttercup has three-lobed dark green, white-spott...
Creeping buttercup The Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a flowering plant in the Buttercup family, native to Europe and the Pacific Northwest. It has attractive yellow flowers and stolons, running stems, which produce roots and new plants at the nodes. Creeping buttercup has three-lobed dark green, white-spot...
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Cremasteric reflex
Cremasteric reflex The cremasteric reflex is a cutaneous reflex observed in human males. This reflex is elicited by lightly stroking the superior and medial part of the thigh in a downward direction. The normal response is a contraction of the cremaster muscle that pulls up the scrotum and testis on the side stroked. M...
Cremasteric reflex Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The cremasteric reflex is a cutaneous reflex observed in human males. This reflex is elicited by lightly stroking the superior and medial part of the thigh in a downward direction. The normal response is a contraction of the cremaster muscle that pu...
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Cretinism
Cretinism overview # Overview Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). The term cretin refers to a person so affected. Cretinism is an old name used for congenital hypothyroidism. It includes sporadic cretinism ...
Cretinism overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2] # Overview Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). The term cretin refers to a pers...
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Cryptogenic stroke
Cryptogenic stroke In neurology, Cryptogenic stroke is stroke of undetermined source. # Causes ## Patent foramen ovale One cause is paradoxical embolism that may be treated with patent foramen ovale closure. ## Atrial fibrillation One cause is atrial fibrillation which may be detected by prolonged event monitors or ...
Cryptogenic stroke In neurology, Cryptogenic stroke is stroke of undetermined source[1]. # Causes ## Patent foramen ovale One cause is paradoxical embolism that may be treated with patent foramen ovale closure[2][3]. ## Atrial fibrillation One cause is atrial fibrillation which may be detected by prolonged event mo...
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Currarino syndrome
Currarino syndrome # Overview Currarino syndrome is a condition where the sacrum (the fused vertebrae forming the back of the pelvis) is not formed properly, there is a mass in the presacral space in front of sacrum, and there are malformations of the anus or rectum. The condition is an autosomal dominant genetic trai...
Currarino syndrome # Overview Currarino syndrome is a condition where the sacrum (the fused vertebrae forming the back of the pelvis) is not formed properly, there is a mass in the presacral space in front of sacrum, and there are malformations of the anus or rectum. The condition is an autosomal dominant genetic trai...
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Myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the ...
Myotonic dystrophy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [2] to indicate your i...
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Cyclic neutropenia
Cyclic neutropenia Synonyms and keywords: Cyclic hematopoiesis # Overview Cyclic neutropenia is a condition in which the neutrophil count periodically and regularly rises and falls. It is rarely observed in humans, but has been observed in the Grey Collie dog. # Historical Perspective - Cyclic neutropenia first descr...
Cyclic neutropenia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Synonyms and keywords: Cyclic hematopoiesis # Overview Cyclic neutropenia is a condition in which the neutrophil count periodically and regularly rises and falls. It is rarely observe...
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Cytidine deaminase
Cytidine deaminase Cytidine deaminase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CDA gene. This gene encodes an enzyme involved in pyrimidine salvaging. The encoded protein forms a homotetramer that catalyzes the irreversible hydrolytic deamination of cytidine and deoxycytidine to uridine and deoxyuridine, respectiv...
Cytidine deaminase Cytidine deaminase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CDA gene.[1][2][3] This gene encodes an enzyme involved in pyrimidine salvaging. The encoded protein forms a homotetramer that catalyzes the irreversible hydrolytic deamination of cytidine and deoxycytidine to uridine and deoxyuridine,...
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Dal-OUTCOMES Trial
Dal-OUTCOMES Trial # Official Title A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Assessing the Effect of RO4607381 on Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity in Clinically Stable Patients With a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome # Objective The objective of this trial is to study the effect of dalcetrapib on card...
Dal-OUTCOMES Trial Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2] Click here to download slides for Dal-OUTCOMES Trial. # Official Title A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Assessing the Effect of RO4607381 on Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbi...
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Dimethyl sulfoxide
Dimethyl sulfoxide # 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 Wi...
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Dimethyltryptamine
Dimethyltryptamine Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), also known as N,N-dimethyltryptamine, is a psychedelic tryptamine. It is not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT and is similar in chemical structure to the neurotransmitter serotonin. DMT is created in small amounts by the human body during normal metabolism by the enzyme tryptam...
Dimethyltryptamine Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), also known as N,N-dimethyltryptamine, is a psychedelic tryptamine. It is not to be confused with 5-MeO-DMT and is similar in chemical structure to the neurotransmitter serotonin. DMT is created in small amounts by the human body during normal metabolism[1] by the enzyme try...
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DNA nanotechnology
DNA nanotechnology DNA nanotechnology is a subfield of nanotechnology which seeks to use the unique molecular recognition properties of DNA and other nucleic acids to create novel, controllable structures out of DNA. The DNA is thus used as a structural material rather than as a carrier of biological information, maki...
DNA nanotechnology DNA nanotechnology is a subfield of nanotechnology which seeks to use the unique molecular recognition properties of DNA and other nucleic acids to create novel, controllable structures out of DNA. The DNA is thus used as a structural material rather than as a carrier of biological information, mak...
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DNA polymerase eta
DNA polymerase eta DNA polymerase eta (Pol η), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POLH gene. DNA polymerase eta is a eukaryotic DNA polymerase involved in the DNA repair by translesion synthesis. The gene encoding DNA polymerase eta is POLH, also known as XPV, because loss of this gene results in the disease...
DNA polymerase eta DNA polymerase eta (Pol η), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the POLH gene.[1][2][3] DNA polymerase eta is a eukaryotic DNA polymerase involved in the DNA repair by translesion synthesis. The gene encoding DNA polymerase eta is POLH, also known as XPV, because loss of this gene results in t...
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Dietary supplement
Dietary supplement Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Nelofar Adnan, M.D. # Overview A dietary supplement (also known as food supplement) is intended to supply nutrients, (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids) that are missing or not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet. This category may also includ...
Dietary supplement Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Nelofar Adnan, M.D. [2] # Overview A dietary supplement (also known as food supplement) is intended to supply nutrients, (vitamins, minerals, fatty acids or amino acids) that are missing or not consumed in sufficient quan...
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Dextropropoxyphene
Dextropropoxyphene # Overview Dextropropoxyphene is an analgesic in the opioid category, patented in 1955 and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene. It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive (cough suppressant) and local anaesthetic effects. The drug has b...
Dextropropoxyphene Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dextropropoxyphene[3] is an analgesic in the opioid category, patented in 1955[4] and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company. It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene. It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive (cough ...
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Data-flow analysis
Data-flow analysis Data-flow analysis is a technique for gathering information about the possible set of values calculated at various points in a computer program. A program's control flow graph (CFG) is used to determine those parts of a program to which a particular value assigned to a variable might propagate. The ...
Data-flow analysis Template:Cleanup Data-flow analysis is a technique for gathering information about the possible set of values calculated at various points in a computer program. A program's control flow graph (CFG) is used to determine those parts of a program to which a particular value assigned to a variable mig...
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Glasgow coma scale
Glasgow coma scale # Overview The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the scale, and the resulting points give a patient sco...
Glasgow coma scale Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2], Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[3] # Overview The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial a...
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Menstrual disorder
Menstrual disorder A menstrual disorder is an irregular condition in a woman's menstrual cycle. # Oligoovulation Infrequent or irregular ovulation (usually defined as cycles of >/=36 days or <8 cycles a year) is called oligoovulation. # Anovulation Anovulation is absence of ovulation when it would be normally expecte...
Menstrual disorder Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A menstrual disorder is an irregular condition in a woman's menstrual cycle. # Oligoovulation Infrequent or irregular ovulation (usually defined as cycles of >/=36 days or <8 cycles a year) is called oligoovulation. # Anovulation Template:DiseaseD...
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Vocal cord paresis
Vocal cord paresis Synonyms: Vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal nerve palsy, laryngeal paralysis, paralysis of the recurrent nerve. # Overview Vocal cord paresis (or paralysis) is weakness of one or both vocal folds that can greatly impact daily life, employment, job choice, social interactions and leisure time pursuits....
Vocal cord paresis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms: Vocal cord paralysis, laryngeal nerve palsy, laryngeal paralysis, paralysis of the recurrent nerve. # Overview Vocal cord paresis (or paralysis) is weakness of one or both vocal folds that can greatly impact daily life, employment, job ch...
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Kussmaul breathing
Kussmaul breathing Synonyms and keywords: Kussmaul respiration # Overview Kussmaul breathing is the very deep and labored breathing with normal or reduced frequency, found among people with severe metabolic acidosis; it is a form of hyperventilation. # Historical Perspective Kussmaul breathing is named for Adolph Kus...
Kussmaul breathing Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [4] Synonyms and keywords: Kussmaul respiration # Overview Kussmaul breathing is the very deep and labored breathing with normal or reduced frequency,[1] found among people with severe metabolic acidosis; it is a form of hyperventilation.[2] # Histori...
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Deep cervical vein
Deep cervical vein The deep cervical vein (posterior vertebral or posterior deep cervical vein) accompanies its artery between the Semispinales capitis and colli. It begins in the suboccipital region by communicating branches from the occipital vein and by small veins from the deep muscles at the back of the neck. It r...
Deep cervical vein Template:Infobox Vein Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The deep cervical vein (posterior vertebral or posterior deep cervical vein) accompanies its artery between the Semispinales capitis and colli. It begins in the suboccipital region by communicating branches from the occipital v...
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Nutrition disorder
Nutrition disorder # Overview Many diseases in humans are directly or indirectly caused by improper eating habits and malnutrition. These include, but are not limited to, deficiency diseases, caused by a lack of essential nutrients. Additionally, several diseases are directly or indirectly impacted by dietary habits,...
Nutrition disorder # Overview Many diseases in humans are directly or indirectly caused by improper eating habits and malnutrition. These include, but are not limited to, deficiency diseases, caused by a lack of essential nutrients. Additionally, several diseases are directly or indirectly impacted by dietary habits,...
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Defocus aberration
Defocus aberration In optics, defocus is the one aberration familiar to nearly everyone who has ever needed eyeglasses or used a camera, videocamera, microscope, telescope, or binoculars, as it simply means out of focus. Optically, defocus refers to a translation along the optical axis away from the plane or surface o...
Defocus aberration In optics, defocus is the one aberration familiar to nearly everyone who has ever needed eyeglasses or used a camera, videocamera, microscope, telescope, or binoculars, as it simply means out of focus. Optically, defocus refers to a translation along the optical axis away from the plane or surface ...
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Dental instruments
Dental instruments # Overview Dental instruments are the tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, restore and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures. # Standard instruments Standard instruments are the instruments used to examine, restore and ex...
Dental instruments Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dental instruments are the tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, restore and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures. # Standard instruments Standard instruments...
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Dental restoration
Dental restoration # Overview A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used artificially to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparat...
Dental restoration Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used artificially to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma....
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Dental radiography
Dental radiography # Overview Dental X-rays are pictures of the teeth, bones, and surrounding soft tissues to screen for and help identify problems with the teeth, mouth, and jaw. X-ray pictures can show cavities, hidden dental structures (such as wisdom teeth), and bone loss that cannot be seen during a visual examin...
Dental radiography Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dental X-rays are pictures of the teeth, bones, and surrounding soft tissues to screen for and help identify problems with the teeth, mouth, and jaw. X-ray pictures can show cavities, hidden dental structures (such as wisdom teeth), and ...
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Neurogenic bladder
Neurogenic bladder For patient information page, click here # Overview Neurogenic bladder refers to dysfunction of the urinary bladder due to disease of the central nervous system or peripheral nerves involved in the control of micturition. # Causes Neurogenic bladder is often associated with spinal cord diseases, in...
Neurogenic bladder Template:Search infobox For patient information page, click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Neurogenic bladder refers to dysfunction of the urinary bladder due to disease of the central nervous system or peripheral nerves involved in the control of micturition. #...
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Respiratory system
Respiratory system Among quadrupeds, the respiratory system generally includes tubes, such as the bronchi, used to carry air to the lungs, where gas exchange takes place. A diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Respiratory systems of various types are found in a wide variety of organisms. In humans and other mammal...
Respiratory system Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Among quadrupeds, the respiratory system generally includes tubes, such as the bronchi, used to carry air to the lungs, where gas exchange takes place. A diaphragm pulls air in and pushes it out. Respiratory systems of various types are found in a w...
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Tracheal deviation
Tracheal deviation Synonyms and keywords: Windpipe shift; deviated windpipe; windpipe deviation # Overview Tracheal deviation is defined as the position of the trachea away from its normal position in the midline to one side. # Causes The causes can be divided into two main groups: Deviation toward the cause of the p...
Tracheal deviation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Windpipe shift; deviated windpipe; windpipe deviation # Overview Tracheal deviation is defined as the position of the trachea away from its normal position in the midline to one side. # Causes The causes can be divided into ...
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Dexbrompheniramine
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Dexbrompheniramine 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 intended...
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Dexmethylphenidate
Dexmethylphenidate # 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 Wi...
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Intravenous fluids
Intravenous fluids # Intravenous fluids ## Lactated Ringer's solution Lactated Ringer's Solution is often used for fluid resuscitation after a blood loss due to trauma, surgery, or a burn injury. Previously, it was used to induce urine output in patients with renal failure. Lactated Ringer's Solution is used because ...
Intravenous fluids Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Intravenous fluids ## Lactated Ringer's solution Lactated Ringer's Solution is often used for fluid resuscitation after a blood loss due to trauma, surgery, or a burn injury. Previously, it was used to induce urine output in patients with renal ...
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Persistent carbene
Persistent carbene # Overview A persistent carbene (also known as a stable carbene) is a particular carbene demonstrating particular stability despite being a reactive intermediate. Instability in these carbenes involves reactivity with substrates, or dimerisation (see Wanzlick equilibrium). Persistent carbenes can e...
Persistent carbene # Overview A persistent carbene (also known as a stable carbene) is a particular carbene demonstrating particular stability despite being a reactive intermediate. Instability in these carbenes involves reactivity with substrates, or dimerisation (see Wanzlick equilibrium). Persistent carbenes can e...
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Methandrostenolone
Methandrostenolone # Overview Methandrostenolone (trade names Averbol, Dianabol, Danabol), also known as metandienone (INN), methandienone, or informally as dianabol, is an orally-effective anabolic steroid originally developed in Germany and released in the US in the early 1960s by Ciba Specialty Chemicals. Methandr...
Methandrostenolone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Methandrostenolone (trade names Averbol, Dianabol, Danabol), also known as metandienone (INN), methandienone, or informally as dianabol, is an orally-effective anabolic steroid originally developed in Germany and released in the US in t...
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Thoracic diaphragm
Thoracic diaphragm In the anatomy of mammals, the thoracic diaphragm is a sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration. A diaphragm in anatomy can refer to other flat structures such a...
Thoracic diaphragm Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In the anatomy of mammals, the thoracic diaphragm is a sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the ribcage. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in r...
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Diclofenac (patch)
Diclofenac (patch) # 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 Wi...
Diclofenac (patch) 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 inte...
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Diethylcarbamazine
Diethylcarbamazine Synonyms and keywords: DEC # Overview Diethylcarbamazine is an anthelmintic drug that does not resemble other antiparasitic compounds. It is a synthetic organic compound which is highly specific for several parasites and does not contain any toxic metallic elements. # Category Antiparasitic # US B...
Diethylcarbamazine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: DEC # Overview Diethylcarbamazine is an anthelmintic drug that does not resemble other antiparasitic compounds. It is a synthetic organic compound which is highly specific for several parasites and does not contain any toxic ...
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Diethylstilbestrol
Diethylstilbestrol # Overview Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a drug, an orally active synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. In 1971 it was found to be a teratogen when given to pregnant women. # Synthesis DES was first synthesized in early 1938 by Leon Goldberg, then a graduate student of ...
Diethylstilbestrol Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a drug, an orally active synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen that was first synthesized in 1938. In 1971 it was found to be a teratogen when given to pregnant women. # Synthesis DES was first synthesized in earl...
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Dieulafoy's lesion
Dieulafoy's lesion # Overview Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastric bleeding thought to cause less than 5% of all gastrointestinal bleeds in adults. It was named after French surgeon Paul Georges Dieulafoy, who described this condition in his paper "Exulceratio simplex: Leçons 1-3" in 1898. It is also cal...
Dieulafoy's lesion Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dieulafoy's lesion is an uncommon cause of gastric bleeding thought to cause less than 5% of all gastrointestinal bleeds in adults. It was named after French surgeon Paul Georges Dieulafoy, who described this condition in his paper "Exul...
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Schilder's disease
Schilder's disease # Overview Schilder's disease or diffuse myelinoclastic sclerosis is a a very infrequent neurodegenerative disease that presents clinically as pseudotumoural demyelinating lesions, that make its diagnosis difficult. The disease presents with both adrenal atrophy and diffuse cerebral demyelination. ...
Schilder's disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] # Overview Schilder's disease or diffuse myelinoclastic sclerosis is a a very infrequent neurodegenerative disease that presents clinically as pseudotumoural demyelinating lesions, that make its diagnosis difficult. The disease presents with both a...
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Diffusion capacity
Diffusion capacity # Overview In biology, diffusion capacity is a measurement of the lung's ability to transfer gases. Oxygen uptake may be limited by diffusion in circumstances low ambient oxygen or high pulmonary blood flow. Carbon dioxide is not limited by diffusion under most circumstances. The "diffusing capacit...
Diffusion capacity Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In biology, diffusion capacity is a measurement of the lung's ability to transfer gases. Oxygen uptake may be limited by diffusion in circumstances low ambient oxygen or high pulmonary blood flow. Carbon dioxide is not limited by diffus...
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