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Thought disorder
Thought disorder # Overview Thought disorder or formal thought disorder is a term used to describe a pattern of disordered language use that is presumed to reflect disordered thinking. It is usually considered a symptom of psychotic mental illness, although it occasionally appears in other conditions. It describes a p...
Thought disorder Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Thought disorder or formal thought disorder is a term used to describe a pattern of disordered language use that is presumed to reflect disordered thinking. It is usually considered a symptom of psychotic mental ill...
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Foscarnet sodium
Foscarnet sodium # 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 Wiki...
Foscarnet sodium 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 intended t...
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Fourier analysis
Fourier analysis Fourier analysis, named after Joseph Fourier's introduction of the Fourier series, is the decomposition of a function in terms of a sum of sinusoidal functions (called basis functions) of different frequencies that can be recombined to obtain the original function. The recombination process is called ...
Fourier analysis Template:Fourier transforms Fourier analysis, named after Joseph Fourier's introduction of the Fourier series, is the decomposition of a function in terms of a sum of sinusoidal functions (called basis functions) of different frequencies that can be recombined to obtain the original function. The rec...
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Fourth ventricle
Fourth ventricle # Overview The fourth ventricle is one of the four connected fluid-filled cavities within the human brain. These cavities, known collectively as the ventricular system, consist of the left and right lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, and the fourth ventricle. The fourth ventricle extends from th...
Fourth ventricle Template:Infobox Brain Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The fourth ventricle is one of the four connected fluid-filled cavities within the human brain. These cavities, known collectively as the ventricular system, consist of the left and right lateral ventricles, the thir...
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Frasier syndrome
Frasier syndrome # Overview Frasier syndrome is a urogenital anomaly associated with the WT1 (Wilms tumor 1 gene) gene. # Historical Perspective It was first characterized in 1964. # Presentation Frasier syndrome presents at birth with male pseudohermaphroditism (the external genitalia have a female appearance despi...
Frasier syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Frasier syndrome is a urogenital anomaly associated with the WT1 (Wilms tumor 1 gene) gene.[1] # Historical Perspective It was first characterized in 1964.[2] # Presentation Frasier syndrome presents at birth with male pseudohermaphrodit...
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Frederick Sanger
Frederick Sanger # Overview Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born August 13, 1918) is an English biochemist and a two time Nobel laureate in chemistry. He is the fourth and only living person in the world to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes. # Early years Sanger was born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcomb, a small...
Frederick Sanger # Overview Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born August 13, 1918) is an English biochemist and a two time Nobel laureate in chemistry. He is the fourth and only living person in the world to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes. # Early years Sanger was born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcomb, a small...
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Frederick Pei Li
Frederick Pei Li # Overview Frederick Pei Li (born 1940) is an American physician. Frederick Pei Li was born in Canton, China (Guangzhou), and raised in New York City where his parents operated a Chinese restaurant. He received a B.A. in physics from New York University, an M.D. from the University of Rochester, and M...
Frederick Pei Li # Overview Frederick Pei Li (born 1940) is an American physician. Frederick Pei Li was born in Canton, China (Guangzhou), and raised in New York City where his parents operated a Chinese restaurant. He received a B.A. in physics from New York University, an M.D. from the University of Rochester, and M...
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Frederick Treves
Frederick Treves Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, now most famous for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man. # Life Treves was the son of an upholsterer in Dorchester, Dorset. As a sm...
Frederick Treves Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, now most famous for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man. # Life Treves was the son of an upholsterer in Dorchester, Dorset. As a s...
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Free association
Free association Free association (Psychodynamic theory) is a technique used in psychology, devised by Sigmund Freud In free-association, patients are asked to continually relate anything which comes into their minds, regardless of how superficially unimportant or potentially embarrassing the memory threatens to be. Th...
Free association Template:Psychoanalysis Free association (Psychodynamic theory) is a technique used in psychology, devised by Sigmund Freud In free-association, patients are asked to continually relate anything which comes into their minds, regardless of how superficially unimportant or potentially embarrassing the m...
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Fregoli delusion
Fregoli delusion # Overview The Fregoli delusion or Fregoli syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise. The syndrome may be related to a brain lesion and is often of a paranoid nature with the delusi...
Fregoli delusion Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor-in-chief: Soumya Sachdeva # Overview The Fregoli delusion or Fregoli syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise...
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Frequency domain
Frequency domain Frequency domain is a term used to describe the analysis of mathematical functions or signals with respect to frequency. Speaking non-technically, a time-domain graph shows how a signal changes over time, whereas a frequency-domain graph shows how much of the signal lies within each given frequency ban...
Frequency domain Frequency domain is a term used to describe the analysis of mathematical functions or signals with respect to frequency. Speaking non-technically, a time-domain graph shows how a signal changes over time, whereas a frequency-domain graph shows how much of the signal lies within each given frequency ba...
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Frey's procedure
Frey's procedure # Overview Frey's procedure is a surgical technique used in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis in which the diseased portions of the pancreas head are cored out. A lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LRLPJ) is then performed in which a loop of the jejunum is then mobilized and attached over the exposed...
Frey's procedure # Overview Frey's procedure is a surgical technique used in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis in which the diseased portions of the pancreas head are cored out. A lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (LRLPJ) is then performed in which a loop of the jejunum is then mobilized and attached over the exposed...
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Friedrich Wöhler
Friedrich Wöhler Friedrich Wöhler (July 31, 1800 - September 23, 1882) was a German chemist, best-known for his synthesis of urea, but also the first to isolate several of the elements. # Early days He was born in Eschersheim, nowadays a district of Frankfurt am Main. In 1823 Wöhler finished his study of medicine in H...
Friedrich Wöhler Template:Infobox Scientist Friedrich Wöhler (July 31, 1800 - September 23, 1882) was a German chemist, best-known for his synthesis of urea, but also the first to isolate several of the elements. # Early days He was born in Eschersheim, nowadays a district of Frankfurt am Main. In 1823 Wöhler finishe...
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Fuchs' dystrophy
Fuchs' dystrophy # Overview Fuchs' dystrophy, also known as Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, is a slowly progressing corneal disease that usually affects both eyes and is slightly more common in women than in men. Although doctors can often see early signs of Fuchs' dystrophy in people in their 30s and 40s, the disease r...
Fuchs' dystrophy Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox # Overview Fuchs' dystrophy, also known as Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy, is a slowly progressing corneal disease that usually affects both eyes and is slightly more common in women than in men. Although doctors can often see early signs of Fuchs' dystrophy in people i...
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Functional group
Functional group # Overview In organic chemistry, functional groups (or moieties) are specific groups of atoms within molecules, that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules. The same functional group will undergo the same or similar chemical reaction(s) regardless of the size of...
Functional group Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In organic chemistry, functional groups (or moieties) are specific groups of atoms within molecules, that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules. The same functional group will undergo the same or si...
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Fundamental unit
Fundamental unit A set of fundamental units is a set of units for physical quantities from which every other unit can be generated. In the language of measurement, quantities are quantifiable aspects of the world, such as time, distance, velocity, mass, momentum, energy, and weight, and units are used to describe their...
Fundamental unit A set of fundamental units is a set of units for physical quantities from which every other unit can be generated. In the language of measurement, quantities are quantifiable aspects of the world, such as time, distance, velocity, mass, momentum, energy, and weight, and units are used to describe thei...
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Fundus (stomach)
Fundus (stomach) # Overview The fundus of the stomach is the left portion of the stomach's body, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice. As the rounded part of the upper stomach, it allows for an accumulation of gases produced by chemical digestion....
Fundus (stomach) # Overview Template:Infobox Anatomy The fundus of the stomach is the left portion of the stomach's body, and is marked off from the remainder of the body by a plane passing horizontally through the cardiac orifice. As the rounded part of the upper stomach, it allows for an accumulation of gases produc...
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Fungal keratitis
Fungal keratitis # Overview A fungal keratitis is an 'inflammation of the eye's cornea' (called keratitis) that results from infection by a fungal organism. Keratomycosis is the latin terminology equivalent of fungal keratitis - it is the fungal infection of the cornea, the anterior part of the eye which covers the pu...
Fungal keratitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A fungal keratitis is an 'inflammation of the eye's cornea' (called keratitis) that results from infection by a fungal organism. Keratomycosis is the latin terminology equivalent of fungal keratitis - it is the fungal infection of the corn...
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Fungi imperfecti
Fungi imperfecti The fungi imperfecti, or imperfect fungi, are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classifications of fungi that are based on biological species concepts or morphological characteristics of sexual structures because their sexual form of reproduction has never been observed; he...
Fungi imperfecti Template:Expand The fungi imperfecti, or imperfect fungi, are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classifications of fungi that are based on biological species concepts or morphological characteristics of sexual structures because their sexual form of reproduction has never ...
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Fusion inhibitor
Fusion inhibitor A fusion inhibitor is a class of antiretroviral drugs used to treat viral infections such as HIV. It works by blocking the virus from fusing with a cell's membrane to enter and infect the cell. For example, HIV binds to host cell receptor CD4 by the protein gp120. Upon binding GP120 deforms allowing ...
Fusion inhibitor A fusion inhibitor is a class of antiretroviral drugs used to treat viral infections such as HIV. It works by blocking the virus from fusing with a cell's membrane to enter and infect the cell. For example, HIV binds to host cell receptor CD4 by the protein gp120. Upon binding GP120 deforms allowing...
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Fusion mechanism
Fusion mechanism The fusion mechanism is the mechanism by which cell fusion takes place. Cell fusion is the formation of a hybrid cell from two different cells of different species. The term cell fusion mechanism refers to the receptors required for cells to fuse, whereas the term cell fusion refers to the action of fo...
Fusion mechanism The fusion mechanism is the mechanism by which cell fusion takes place. Cell fusion is the formation of a hybrid cell from two different cells of different species.[1][2] The term cell fusion mechanism refers to the receptors required for cells to fuse, whereas the term cell fusion refers to the actio...
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Fæcal-oral route
Fæcal-oral route Many diseases can be passed when fecal particles from one host are introduced into the mouth of another potential host. This is referred to as the fecal-oral route (or alternatively, the oral-fecal route or orofecal route). There are, usually, intermediate steps, sometimes many of them. Amongst the mo...
Fæcal-oral route Many diseases can be passed when fecal particles from one host are introduced into the mouth of another potential host. This is referred to as the fecal-oral route (or alternatively, the oral-fecal route or orofecal route). There are, usually, intermediate steps, sometimes many of them. Amongst the m...
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Gastric lymphoma
Gastric lymphoma # Overview Primary gastric lymphoma is cancer derived from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that originates in the stomach. Most common cause of primary gastric lymphoma is mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the stomach. Primary gastr...
Gastric lymphoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mazia Fatima, MBBS [2] # Overview Primary gastric lymphoma is cancer derived from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that originates in the stomach. Most common cause of primary gastric lymphoma is mucosa-associat...
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Galanin receptor
Galanin receptor The galanin receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor, or metabotropic receptor which binds galanin. Galanin receptors can be found throughout the peripheral and central nervous systems and the endocrine system. So far three subtypes are known to exist: GAL-R1, GAL-R2, and GAL-R3. The specific function ...
Galanin receptor The galanin receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor, or metabotropic receptor which binds galanin.[1] Galanin receptors can be found throughout the peripheral and central nervous systems and the endocrine system. So far three subtypes are known to exist: GAL-R1, GAL-R2, and GAL-R3.[2] The specific fu...
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Sulfamethoxazole
Sulfamethoxazole # Overview Sulfamethoxazole (abbreviated SMZ or SMX) is a sulfonamide bacteriostatic antibiotic. It is most often used as part of a synergistic combination with trimethoprim in a 5:1 ratio in co-trimoxazole (abbreviated SMZ-TMP and SMX-TMP, or TMP-SMZ and TMP-SMX), also known under trade names such as...
Sulfamethoxazole Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Sulfamethoxazole (abbreviated SMZ or SMX)[1][2][3] is a sulfonamide bacteriostatic antibiotic. It is most often used as part of a synergistic combination with trimethoprim in a 5:1 ratio in co-trimoxazole (abbreviated SMZ-TMP and SMX-TMP,[...
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Partial pressure
Partial pressure # Partial Pressure In a mixture of ideal gases, each gas has a partial pressure which is the pressure which the gas would have if it alone occupied the volume. The total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual gas in the mixture. In chemistry, the partial press...
Partial pressure Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Partial Pressure In a mixture of ideal gases, each gas has a partial pressure which is the pressure which the gas would have if it alone occupied the volume. The total pressure of a gas mixture is the sum of the partial pressures of each individual...
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Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology # Overview Gastroenterology (MeSH heading ) is the branch of medicine where the digestive system and its disorders are studied. Etymologically it is the combination of Ancient Greek words gastros (stomach), enteron (intestine) and logos (reason). Diseases affecting gastrointestinal tract (i.e. organs ...
Gastroenterology Editor-In-Chief: Stephanie Fernandez, M.D. [2] # Overview Gastroenterology (MeSH heading[3] ) is the branch of medicine where the digestive system and its disorders are studied. Etymologically it is the combination of Ancient Greek words gastros (stomach), enteron (intestine) and logos (reason). Dise...
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Gay-Lussac's law
Gay-Lussac's law The expression Gay-Lussac's law is used for each of the two relationships named after the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and which concern the properties of gases. One law relates to volumes in chemical reactions while the other concerns the pressures and temperatures of individual gases # La...
Gay-Lussac's law The expression Gay-Lussac's law is used for each of the two relationships named after the French chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac and which concern the properties of gases. One law relates to volumes in chemical reactions while the other concerns the pressures and temperatures of individual gases # L...
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Gene expressions
Gene expressions Gene expressions is a suite of genes, and their isoforms, that appear to be biochemically involved in the appearance of a trait. # Gene records "The minimum set of data necessary for a gene record, therefore, is: a unique identifier, or GeneID, assigned by NCBI; a preferred symbol; and either defining...
Gene expressions Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Henry A. Hoff Gene expressions is a suite of genes, and their isoforms, that appear to be biochemically involved in the appearance of a trait. # Gene records "The minimum set of data necessary for a gene record, therefore, is: a unique identifier, or GeneID, assigned by...
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Genetic disorder
Genetic disorder # Overview A genetic disorder is a condition caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. While some diseases, such as cancer, are due to genetic abnormalities acquired in a few cells during life, the term "genetic disease" most commonly refers to diseases present in all cells of the body and pres...
Genetic disorder Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] # Overview A genetic disorder is a condition caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. While some diseases, such as cancer, are due to genetic abnormalities acquired in a few cells during life, the term "genetic disease" most commonly refers t...
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Genital tubercle
Genital tubercle # Overview A genital tubercle is a body of tissue present in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. It forms in the ventral, caudal region of mammalian embryos of both sexes, and eventually develops into a phallus. In the human fetus the genital tubercle develops around week 4 of gest...
Genital tubercle Template:Infobox Embryology # Overview A genital tubercle is a body of tissue present in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. It forms in the ventral, caudal region of mammalian embryos of both sexes, and eventually develops into a phallus. In the human fetus the genital tubercle d...
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Geopathic theory
Geopathic theory Geopathic theory, more commonly known as geopathic stress, is the belief that negative energies, or ‘"harmful earth rays", emanate from the earth and cause discomfort and ill health to those living above. . These energies are sometimes described as etheric in nature, while others maintain that electro...
Geopathic theory Template:Primarysources Geopathic theory, more commonly known as geopathic stress, is the belief that negative energies, or ‘"harmful earth rays", emanate from the earth and cause discomfort and ill health to those living above. [1]. These energies are sometimes described as etheric in nature, while o...
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George Goodheart
George Goodheart Dr. George Joseph Goodheart, Jr. (August 18, 1918 - March 05, 2008) was a chiropractor who founded Applied Kinesiology. He died March 5, 2008 at the age of 89. # Family Dr. Goodheart was married to Catherine Carroll (deceased) and had three children and several grandchildren.. After she had passed he ...
George Goodheart Template:Infobox Writer Dr. George Joseph Goodheart, Jr. (August 18, 1918 - March 05, 2008) was a chiropractor who founded Applied Kinesiology.[1] He died March 5, 2008 at the age of 89.[2] # Family Dr. Goodheart was married to Catherine Carroll (deceased) and had three children and several grandchil...
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German Chamomile
German Chamomile German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), also spelled Camomile, is an annual plant of the sunflower family Asteraceae. Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita (accepted name according to the Flora Europaea), Matricaria chamomilla, and Matricaria suaveolens. It usually grows near populat...
German Chamomile Template:This German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), also spelled Camomile, is an annual plant of the sunflower family Asteraceae. Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita (accepted name according to the Flora Europaea), Matricaria chamomilla, and Matricaria suaveolens. It usually gro...
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Germanium iodide
Germanium iodide Germanium iodide is a chemical compound of germanium and iodine. Two such compounds exist: germanium(II) iodide GeI2 and germanium(IV) iodide GeI4 . germanium(II) iodide is a crystalline solid which decomposes on melting. Its specific density is 5.37 and it can be sublimed at 240°C in a vacuum. germani...
Germanium iodide Germanium iodide is a chemical compound of germanium and iodine. Two such compounds exist: germanium(II) iodide GeI2 and germanium(IV) iodide GeI4 [1]. germanium(II) iodide is a crystalline solid which decomposes on melting. Its specific density is 5.37 and it can be sublimed at 240°C in a vacuum. ger...
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Gero-Informatics
Gero-Informatics Gero-informatics (sometimes termed Geroinformatics) is the development, application, and study of health informatics in geriatrics. Whereas gerontechnology refers to "matching technological environments to health, housing, mobility, communication, leisure and work of older people", gero-informatics co...
Gero-Informatics Template:Expand Gero-informatics (sometimes termed Geroinformatics) is the development, application, and study of health informatics in geriatrics. Whereas gerontechnology refers to "matching technological environments to health, housing, mobility, communication, leisure and work of older people", ge...
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Get Started Here
Get Started Here # Welcome to WikiDoc! Thank you for visiting WikiDoc! WikiDoc is the first and largest wiki dedicated to medicine. WikiDoc was created in the spirit of "Internet 2.0", and is an online community where anyone can contribute to and edit the world's largest free living textbook of medicine in a process w...
Get Started Here # Welcome to WikiDoc! Thank you for visiting WikiDoc! WikiDoc is the first and largest wiki dedicated to medicine. WikiDoc was created in the spirit of "Internet 2.0", and is an online community where anyone can contribute to and edit the world's largest free living textbook of medicine in a process w...
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Gi alpha subunit
Gi alpha subunit Gi alpha subunit (Gαi, or Gi/G0 or Gi protein) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that inhibits the production of cAMP from ATP. A mnemonic for remembering this subunit is to look at first letter (Gαi = Adenylyl Cyclase inhibitor). # Receptors The following G protein-coupled receptors couple to th...
Gi alpha subunit Gi alpha subunit (Gαi, or Gi/G0 or Gi protein) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that inhibits the production of cAMP from ATP.[1] A mnemonic for remembering this subunit is to look at first letter (Gαi = Adenylyl Cyclase inhibitor). # Receptors The following G protein-coupled receptors couple t...
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Gini coefficient
Gini coefficient The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion most prominently used as a measure of inequality of income distribution or inequality of wealth distribution. It is defined as a ratio with values between 0 and 1: the numerator is the area between the Lorenz curve of the distribution and the ...
Gini coefficient The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion most prominently used as a measure of inequality of income distribution or inequality of wealth distribution. It is defined as a ratio with values between 0 and 1: the numerator is the area between the Lorenz curve of the distribution and the...
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Girsanov theorem
Girsanov theorem In probability theory, the Girsanov theorem tells how stochastic processes change under changes in measure. The theorem is especially important in the theory of financial mathematics as it tells how to convert from the physical measure which describes the probability that an underlying instrument (such...
Girsanov theorem In probability theory, the Girsanov theorem tells how stochastic processes change under changes in measure. The theorem is especially important in the theory of financial mathematics as it tells how to convert from the physical measure which describes the probability that an underlying instrument (suc...
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Globus pharyngis
Globus pharyngis Synonyms and keywords: lump in the throat, lump in one's throat, globus hystericus, pharyngeal globus, globus # Overview Globus pharyngis is defined as the persistent sensation of having phlegm or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when there is none. # Pathophysiology The "lump in the thro...
Globus pharyngis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: lump in the throat, lump in one's throat, globus hystericus, pharyngeal globus, globus # Overview Globus pharyngis is defined as the persistent sensation of having phlegm or some other sort of obstruction in the throat when the...
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Globular protein
Globular protein Globular proteins, or spheroproteins are one of the two main protein classes, comprising globelike proteins that are more or less soluble in aqueous solutions (where they form colloidal solutions). This main characteristic helps distinguishing them from fibrous proteins (the other class), which are pr...
Globular protein Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Globular proteins, or spheroproteins are one of the two main protein classes, comprising globelike proteins that are more or less soluble in aqueous solutions (where they form colloidal solutions). This main characteristic helps distinguishing them fr...
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Gloriosa (genus)
Gloriosa (genus) # Overview Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated. The most common English names are...
Gloriosa (genus) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and include the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being ...
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Glutamate rich 5
Glutamate rich 5 Glutamate Rich Protein 5 is a protein in humans encoded by the ERICH5 gene, also known as Chromosome 8 open reading frame 47 (C8orf47). # Gene The ERICH5 gene is located on human chromosome 8 at 8q22.2 and spans 29 kb on the plus strand of the DNA. ERICH5 contains three exons and two introns. ERICH5...
Glutamate rich 5 Glutamate Rich Protein 5 is a protein in humans encoded by the ERICH5 gene, also known as Chromosome 8 open reading frame 47 (C8orf47). # Gene The ERICH5 gene is located on human chromosome 8 at 8q22.2 and spans 29 kb on the plus strand of the DNA. [1] ERICH5 contains three exons and two introns. [2]...
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Gluten-free beer
Gluten-free beer Gluten-free beer is beer made from ingredients without glycoproteins (gluten) that, for people with a variety of medical conditions, cause an autoimmune response that can lead to more serious conditions. People who have gluten intolerance (including coeliacs and dermatitis herpetiformis sufferers) have...
Gluten-free beer Gluten-free beer is beer made from ingredients without glycoproteins (gluten) that, for people with a variety of medical conditions, cause an autoimmune response that can lead to more serious conditions. People who have gluten intolerance (including coeliacs and dermatitis herpetiformis sufferers) hav...
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Gluten-free diet
Gluten-free diet A gluten-free diet is a diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: wheat (including Kamut and spelt), barley, rye, oats and triticale. Although most patients can tolerate oat products, there is a controversy about including them in a gluten-free diet: some medical prac...
Gluten-free diet A gluten-free diet is a diet completely free of ingredients derived from gluten-containing cereals: wheat (including Kamut and spelt), barley, rye, oats and triticale. Although most patients can tolerate oat products, there is a controversy about including them in a gluten-free diet: some medical pra...
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Gluten allergies
Gluten allergies Gluten allergies are a group of allergies that have been connected to gluten sensitivity within humans. Globally, allergic diseases are growing in frequency, and among the allergens, wheat allergens have been identified as a more serious problem. Typical symptoms are urticaria, atopic eczema/dermatitis...
Gluten allergies Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Template:Gluten sensitivity Gluten allergies are a group of allergies that have been connected to gluten sensitivity within humans. Globally, allergic diseases are growing in frequency, and among the allergens, wheat allergens have been identified as ...
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Glycoprotein 130
Glycoprotein 130 Glycoprotein 130 (also known as gp130, IL6ST, IL6-beta or CD130) is a transmembrane protein which is the founding member of the class of all cytokine receptors. It forms one subunit of the type I cytokine receptor within the IL-6 receptor family. It is often referred to as the common gp130 subunit, an...
Glycoprotein 130 Glycoprotein 130 (also known as gp130, IL6ST, IL6-beta or CD130) is a transmembrane protein which is the founding member of the class of all cytokine receptors. It forms one subunit of the type I cytokine receptor within the IL-6 receptor family. It is often referred to as the common gp130 subunit, a...
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Gorham's disease
Gorham's disease Gorham's disease is a rare congenital disorder characterized by proliferation of vascular channels that cause massive destruction of bone matrix. The disease was first described by Gorham et al. in 1954. # Etiology The etiology of the disease remains unclear, but there is no evidence of underlying ma...
Gorham's disease Gorham's disease is a rare congenital disorder characterized by proliferation of vascular channels that cause massive destruction of bone matrix. The disease was first described by Gorham et al. in 1954. # Etiology The etiology of the disease remains unclear, but there is no evidence of underlying m...
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Gq alpha subunit
Gq alpha subunit Gq protein (Gαq, or Gq/11) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that activates phospholipase C (PLC). PLC in turn hydrolyzes Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to diacyl glycerol (DAG) and inositol trisphosphate (IP3) signal transduction pathway. DAG acts as a second messenger that activate...
Gq alpha subunit Gq protein (Gαq, or Gq/11) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that activates phospholipase C (PLC). PLC in turn hydrolyzes Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) to diacyl glycerol (DAG) and inositol trisphosphate (IP3) signal transduction pathway. DAG acts as a second messenger that activat...
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Ovarian follicle
Ovarian follicle Ovarian follicles are the basic unit of female reproductive biology, they are roughly spherical aggregations of cells found in the ovary. They contain a single oocyte (aka ovum or egg). These structures are periodically initiated to grow and develop, culminating in ovulation of usually a single compete...
Ovarian follicle Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Ovarian follicles are the basic unit of female reproductive biology, they are roughly spherical aggregations of cells found in the ovary. They contain a single oocyte (aka ovum or egg). These structures are periodically initia...
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Grading (tumors)
Grading (tumors) # Overview In pathology, grading is a measure of the progress of tumors and other neoplasms. Some pathology grading systems apply only to malignant neoplasms (cancer); others apply also to benign neoplasms. Pathology grading systems are used to classify neoplasms in terms of how abnormal the cells a...
Grading (tumors) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In pathology, grading is a measure of the progress of tumors and other neoplasms. Some pathology grading systems apply only to malignant neoplasms (cancer); others apply also to benign neoplasms. Pathology grading systems are used to cla...
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Medical grafting
Medical grafting # Overview In medicine, grafting is a surgical procedure to transplant tissue without a blood supply. The implanted tissue must obtain a blood supply from the new vascular bed or otherwise die. # Types of grafting The term is most commonly applied to skin grafting, however many tissues can be grafte...
Medical grafting # Overview In medicine, grafting is a surgical procedure to transplant tissue without a blood supply. The implanted tissue must obtain a blood supply from the new vascular bed or otherwise die. # Types of grafting The term is most commonly applied to skin grafting, however many tissues can be grafte...
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Grapefruit juice
Grapefruit juice Grapefruit juice is the fruit juice from grapefruits. It is rich with Vitamin C and ranges from sweet-tart to very sour. Variations include white grapefruit, pink grapefruit and ruby red grapefruit juice. # Drug interactions Grapefruit juice, and grapefruit in general, is a potent inhibitor of the Cyt...
Grapefruit juice Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Grapefruit juice is the fruit juice from grapefruits. It is rich with Vitamin C and ranges from sweet-tart to very sour. Variations include white grapefruit, pink grapefruit and ruby red grapefruit juice.[1][2] # Drug interactions Grapefruit juice, a...
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Trapezium (bone)
Trapezium (bone) # Overview The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone, in what is commonly referred to as the wrist. The trapezium is distinguished by a deep groove on its palmar surface. It is situated at the radial side of the carpus, between the scaphoid and the first metacarpal bone. The etymo...
Trapezium (bone) Template:Infobox Bone # Overview The trapezium bone (greater multangular bone) is a carpal bone, in what is commonly referred to as the wrist. The trapezium is distinguished by a deep groove on its palmar surface. It is situated at the radial side of the carpus, between the scaphoid and the first met...
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Lamin B receptor
Lamin B receptor Lamin-B receptor is a protein, and in humans, it is encoded by the LBR gene. # Function The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ERG4/ERG24 family. It localizes to the inner membrane of the nuclear envelope and anchors the lamina and the heterochromatin to the membrane. It may mediate the inter...
Lamin B receptor Lamin-B receptor is a protein, and in humans, it is encoded by the LBR gene.[1][2][3] # Function The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ERG4/ERG24 family. It localizes to the inner membrane of the nuclear envelope and anchors the lamina and the heterochromatin to the membrane. It may mediate...
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Human hair color
Human hair color Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to the two types of melanin, eumelanin and phaeomelanin. Generally, if more melanin is present in the hair, the color of the hair is darker; if less melanin is present, the hair color is lighter. A person's hair color may change over time due to the ...
Human hair color Template:Copyedit Template:Tfd Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to the two types of melanin, eumelanin and phaeomelanin. Generally, if more melanin is present in the hair, the color of the hair is darker; if less melanin is present, the hair color is lighter. A person's hair color ...
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Group 10 element
Group 10 element A Group 10 element is one in the series of elements in group 10 (IUPAC style) in the periodic table, which consists of the transition metals nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), and darmstadtium (Ds) # Properties Group ten metals are white to light grey in color, and possess a high luster, a...
Group 10 element A Group 10 element is one in the series of elements in group 10 (IUPAC style) in the periodic table, which consists of the transition metals nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), and darmstadtium (Ds) # Properties Group ten metals are white to light grey in color, and possess a high luster, ...
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Group 12 element
Group 12 element A group 12 element is one in the series of elements in group 12 (IUPAC style) in the periodic table, consisting of transition metals which are zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and ununbium (Uub). When compared with other groups of transitional metals, this group of elements has both relatively l...
Group 12 element A group 12 element is one in the series of elements in group 12 (IUPAC style) in the periodic table, consisting of transition metals which are zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and ununbium (Uub). When compared with other groups of transitional metals, this group of elements has both relatively ...
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Grover's disease
Grover's disease Synonyms and keywords: Transient acantholytics dyskeratosis (TAD). # Overview Grover's disease, or Transient Acantholytic Dyskeratosis (TAD), is a common skin disease characterized by small red, bumpy spots. # Symptoms Grover's disease often starts quite suddenly. It results in very itchy spots on th...
Grover's disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]. Synonyms and keywords: Transient acantholytics dyskeratosis (TAD). # Overview Grover's disease, or Transient Acantholytic Dyskeratosis (TAD), is a common skin disease characterized by...
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Gs alpha subunit
Gs alpha subunit The Gs alpha subunit (Gαs, Gsα, or Gs protein) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that activates the cAMP-dependent pathway by activating adenylyl cyclase. It is one of the three main families of G proteins: Gαi/Gαo, Gαq, and Gαs. A mnemonic for remembering this subunit is to look at the first lett...
Gs alpha subunit The Gs alpha subunit (Gαs, Gsα, or Gs protein) is a heterotrimeric G protein subunit that activates the cAMP-dependent pathway by activating adenylyl cyclase. It is one of the three main families of G proteins: Gαi/Gαo, Gαq, and Gαs.[1] A mnemonic for remembering this subunit is to look at the first ...
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Gustatory system
Gustatory system # Overview The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. # Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally provide a pleasurable sensation. The five ...
Gustatory system # Overview The gustatory system is the sensory system for the sense of taste. # Importance Humans require a way to distinguish between safe and dangerous foods. Bitter and sour foods we find unpleasant, while salty, sweet, and meaty tasting foods generally provide a pleasurable sensation. The five ...
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Water (molecule)
Water (molecule) Water (H2O, HOH) is the most abundant molecule on Earth's surface, composing of about 70% of the Earth's surface as liquid and solid state in addition to being found in the atmosphere as a vapor. It is in dynamic equilibrium between the liquid and vapor states at standard temperature and pressure. At r...
Water (molecule) Template:Chembox new Water (H2O, HOH) is the most abundant molecule on Earth's surface, composing of about 70% of the Earth's surface as liquid and solid state in addition to being found in the atmosphere as a vapor. It is in dynamic equilibrium between the liquid and vapor states at standard temperat...
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HIV/AIDS in Asia
HIV/AIDS in Asia # East Asia Compared with other regions, notably Africa and the Americas, the national HIV prevalence levels in East Asia are very low (0.1% in the adult (15-49) group). However, due to the large populations of many East Asian nations, this low national HIV prevalence still means that large numbers of...
HIV/AIDS in Asia Template:Expert-portal # East Asia Compared with other regions, notably Africa and the Americas, the national HIV prevalence levels in East Asia are very low (0.1% in the adult (15-49) group). However, due to the large populations of many East Asian nations, this low national HIV prevalence still mea...
https://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/HIV/AIDS_in_Asia
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Hemopneumothorax
Hemopneumothorax Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hemopneumothorax is a medical term describing the combination of two conditions: pneumothorax, or air in the chest cavity, and hemothorax (also called hæmothorax), or blood in the chest cavity...
Hemopneumothorax Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Please help WikiDoc by adding more content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. # Overview Hemopneumothorax is a medical term describing the combination of two conditions: pneumothorax, or air in the chest cavity, and hemothorax (a...
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Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania Synonyms and keywords: TTM, hair-pulling, trich, trichophagia, trichobezoar # Overview Trichotillomania (TTM) is a condition characterized by the repeated irresistible desire to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, facial hair, pubic hair, nose hair, eyebrows, and/or other body hair. The hair pulling relie...
Trichotillomania Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vatsala Sharma; M.B.B.S[2] Synonyms and keywords: TTM, hair-pulling, trich, trichophagia, trichobezoar # Overview Trichotillomania (TTM) is a condition characterized by the repeated irresistible desire to pull out scal...
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Hair conditioner
Hair conditioner Hair conditioner is a hair care product that alters the texture and appearance of human hair. # History For centuries, Natural oils have been used to condition human hair. These natural products are still used today, including essential oils such as tea tree oil and carrier oils such as jojoba oil. ...
Hair conditioner Hair conditioner is a hair care product that alters the texture and appearance of human hair. # History For centuries, Natural oils have been used to condition human hair. These natural products are still used today, including essential oils such as tea tree oil and carrier oils such as jojoba oil. ...
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Hanhart syndrome
Hanhart syndrome Synonyms and keywords: Richner-Hanhart syndrome; tyrosinaemia type 2; tyrosine aminotransferase deficiency; palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia type 5 # Overview Richner Hanhart Syndrome, also called Richner Syndrome and Hanhart Syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder due to a deficiency in enz...
Hanhart syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Richner-Hanhart syndrome; tyrosinaemia type 2; tyrosine aminotransferase deficiency; palmoplantar ectodermal dysplasia type 5 # Overview Richner Hanhart Syndrome, also called Richner Syndrome and Hanhart Syndrome, is a rare aut...
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Harmala alkaloid
Harmala alkaloid The MAOI (MonAmine Oxidase Inhibitor) alkaloids found in seeds of Peganum harmala (also known as Harmal or Syrian Rue)- harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine- are collectively known as harmala alkaloids. The harmala alkaloids are of great interest for their complicated relation to phyto-indole ent...
Harmala alkaloid The MAOI (MonAmine Oxidase Inhibitor) alkaloids found in seeds of Peganum harmala (also known as Harmal or Syrian Rue)- harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine- are collectively known as harmala alkaloids. The harmala alkaloids are of great interest for their complicated relation to phyto-indole en...
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Hawthorne effect
Hawthorne effect The Hawthorne effect describes a temporary change to behavior or performance in response to a change in the environmental conditions, with the response being typically an improvement. The term was coined in 1955 by Henry A. Landsberger when analyzing older experiments from 1924-1932 at the Hawthorne Wo...
Hawthorne effect The Hawthorne effect describes a temporary change to behavior or performance in response to a change in the environmental conditions, with the response being typically an improvement. The term was coined in 1955 by Henry A. Landsberger[1] when analyzing older experiments from 1924-1932 at the Hawthorn...
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Health economics
Health economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to scarcity in the allocation of health and health care. The scope of health economics is neatly encapsulated by Alan William's "plumbing diagram" dividing the discipline into eight distinct topics: - what influences health? (other...
Health economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to scarcity in the allocation of health and health care. The scope of health economics is neatly encapsulated by Alan William's "plumbing diagram"[1] dividing the discipline into eight distinct topics: - what influences health? (o...
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Health in Uganda
Health in Uganda As a developing country, health indicators in Uganda lag behind the rest of the world. Recent statistics show that life expectancy at birth in Uganda is around 49 years. Child mortality (death before the age of 5 years) occurred in 140 of every 1000 births. Total health expenditure as a percentage of G...
Health in Uganda As a developing country, health indicators in Uganda lag behind the rest of the world. Recent statistics show that life expectancy at birth in Uganda is around 49 years. Child mortality (death before the age of 5 years) occurred in 140 of every 1000 births. Total health expenditure as a percentage of ...
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Health insurance
Health insurance # Overview Health insurance is a form of group insurance, where individuals pay premiums or taxes in order to help protect themselves from high or unexpected healthcare expenses. Health insurance works by estimating the overall "risk" of healthcare expenses and developing a routine finance structure ...
Health insurance # Overview Health insurance is a form of group insurance, where individuals pay premiums or taxes in order to help protect themselves from high or unexpected healthcare expenses. Health insurance works by estimating the overall "risk" of healthcare expenses and developing a routine finance structure ...
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Health promotion
Health promotion Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview Health promotion has been defined by the 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health". Means of health ...
Health promotion Editor-In-Chief: Gerald Waagen, D.C., Ph.D., Professor, Palmer College of Chiropractic West [1] Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Michelle Lew # Overview Health promotion has been defined by the 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World as "the process of enabling people to increase co...
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Helen B. Taussig
Helen B. Taussig Helen Brooke Taussig, M.D., (May 24, 1898 - May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. Notably, she helped develop the Blalock-Taussig shunt in cooperation with Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas, to treat blue baby syn...
Helen B. Taussig Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Helen Brooke Taussig, M.D., (May 24, 1898 - May 20, 1986) was an American cardiologist, working in Baltimore and Boston, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. Notably, she helped develop the Blalock-Taussig shunt in cooperation with Dr. Alfr...
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Hemagglutination
Hemagglutination # Overview Hemagglutination (also haemagglutination) is a specific form of agglutination that involves red blood cells. It has two common uses in the laboratory: blood typing and the quantification of virus dilutions. # Blood Typing Using antibodies that bind to the A or B blood group in a sample of ...
Hemagglutination Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hemagglutination (also haemagglutination) is a specific form of agglutination that involves red blood cells. It has two common uses in the laboratory: blood typing and the quantification of virus dilutions. # Blood Typing Using antibodies...
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Hemangioblastoma
Hemangioblastoma # Overview Hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system is a benign tumor (WHO grade I) that is typically cystic and can occur throughout the central nervous system. It is a tumor composed of hemangioblasts, a type of stem cell that normally give rise to blood vessels or blood cells. Its name breaks...
Hemangioblastoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D. # Overview Hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system is a benign tumor (WHO grade I) that is typically cystic and can occur throughout the central nervous system. It is a tumor composed of hem...
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Hemicorporectomy
Hemicorporectomy # Overview In medicine (surgery), hemicorporectomy (also named translumbar amputation and "halfectomy") is a radical surgery in which the body caudal to the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anu...
Hemicorporectomy # Overview In medicine (surgery), hemicorporectomy (also named translumbar amputation and "halfectomy") is a radical surgery in which the body caudal to the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anu...
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Hemostatic agent
Hemostatic agent # Overview Hemostatic agents (also spelled haemostatic) are substances that promote hemostasis (stop bleeding). Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of hemostatic agent that work by contracting tissue to seal injured blood vessels. Other hemostatic agents used in medicine work by ads...
Hemostatic agent Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hemostatic agents (also spelled haemostatic) are substances that promote hemostasis (stop bleeding). Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of hemostatic agent that work by contracting tissue to seal injured blood vessels. ...
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Herbert C. Brown
Herbert C. Brown Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was a chemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate for his work with organoboranes Brown was born Herbert Brovarnik in London to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. He moved to the United States in June 1914, at the age of two. In autumn 1935, he ente...
Herbert C. Brown Template:Infobox Scientist Herbert Charles Brown (May 22, 1912 – December 19, 2004) was a chemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate for his work with organoboranes Brown was born Herbert Brovarnik in London to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. He moved to the United States in June 1914, at the age of t...
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Milroy's Disease
Milroy's Disease Synonyms and keywords: Milroy's syndrome; Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome; Hereditary lymphedema # Overview Milroy's disease is a familial disease characterised by lymphedema, commonly in the legs, caused by congenital abnormalities in the lymphatic system. Disruption of the normal drainage of lymph leads...
Milroy's Disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assosciate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Prashanth Saddala M.B.B.S; Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Milroy's syndrome; Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndrome; Hereditary lymphedema # Overview Milroy's disease is a familial disease characterised b...
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Herpetic whitlow
Herpetic whitlow # Overview A herpetic whitlow is a lesion on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. In children the primary source of infection is the orofacial area, and it is commonly inferred that the virus (in this case commonly HSV-1) is transferred by the chewing or sucking of fingers or thumbs....
Herpetic whitlow Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A herpetic whitlow is a lesion on a finger or thumb caused by the herpes simplex virus. In children the primary source of infection is the orofacial area, and it is commonly inferred that the virus (in this case commonly HSV-1) is transfe...
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Heyde's syndrome
Heyde's syndrome # Overview Heyde's syndrome is a syndrome of aortic valve stenosis associated with gastrointestinal bleeding from colonic angiodysplasia. It is named after Dr. Edward C. Heyde, who first described the association in 1958. # Signs and symptoms Aortic valve stenosis is a cause of heart failure and seve...
Heyde's syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Heyde's syndrome is a syndrome of aortic valve stenosis associated with gastrointestinal bleeding from colonic angiodysplasia. It is named after Dr. Edward C. Heyde, who first described the association in 1958. # Signs and symptoms Aortic...
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Hippocratic Oath
Hippocratic Oath The Hippocratic Oath is an oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine. It is widely believed that the oath was written by Hippocrates, the father of medicine, in the 4th century BC, or by one of his students. It is thus usually included in the Hippocratic Corp...
Hippocratic Oath The Hippocratic Oath is an oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine. It is widely believed that the oath was written by Hippocrates, the father of medicine, in the 4th century BC, or by one of his students. It is thus usually included in the Hippocratic Cor...
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Historadiography
Historadiography Historadiography is a technique formerly utilized in the fields of histology and cellular biology to provide semiquantitative information regarding the density of a tissue sample. It is usually synonymous with microradiography. This is achieved by layering a ground section of mineralized tissue (such...
Historadiography Historadiography is a technique formerly utilized in the fields of histology and cellular biology to provide semiquantitative information regarding the density of a tissue sample. It is usually synonymous with microradiography.[1] This is achieved by layering a ground section of mineralized tissue (...
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Homoscedasticity
Homoscedasticity In statistics, a sequence or a vector of random variables is homoscedastic if all random variables in the sequence or vector have the same finite variance. This is also known as homogeneity of variance. The complement is called heteroscedasticity. (Note: The alternative spelling homo- or heteroskedast...
Homoscedasticity In statistics, a sequence or a vector of random variables is homoscedastic if all random variables in the sequence or vector have the same finite variance. This is also known as homogeneity of variance. The complement is called heteroscedasticity. (Note: The alternative spelling homo- or heteroskedas...
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Hormone receptor
Hormone receptor A hormone receptor is a receptor protein on the surface of a cell or in its interior that binds to a specific hormone. The hormone causes many changes to take place in the cell. Binding of hormones to hormone receptors often trigger the start of a biophysical signal that can lead to further signal tran...
Hormone receptor A hormone receptor is a receptor protein on the surface of a cell or in its interior that binds to a specific hormone. The hormone causes many changes to take place in the cell. Binding of hormones to hormone receptors often trigger the start of a biophysical signal that can lead to further signal tra...
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Hospital network
Hospital network A hospital network is a network or group of hospitals that work together to coordinate and deliver a broad spectrum of services to their community. A hospital system or health care system is 2 or more hospitals owned, sponsored, or contract managed by a central organization. # Benefits and controve...
Hospital network A hospital network is a network or group of hospitals that work together to coordinate and deliver a broad spectrum of services to their community. A hospital system or health care system is 2 or more hospitals owned, sponsored, or contract managed by a central organization. [1] # Benefits and cont...
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Hounsfield scale
Hounsfield scale # Overview The Hounsfield scale is a quantitative scale for describing radiodensity. # Definition The radiodensity of distilled water at standard pressure and temperature (STP) is defined as zero Hounsfield units (HU). The radiodensity of air at STP is defined as -1000 HU. For a material X with lin...
Hounsfield scale # Overview The Hounsfield scale is a quantitative scale for describing radiodensity. # Definition The radiodensity of distilled water at standard pressure and temperature (STP) is defined as zero Hounsfield units (HU). The radiodensity of air at STP is defined as -1000 HU. For a material X with lin...
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Human physiology
Human physiology # Overview Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems. Most aspects of human physiology are clo...
Human physiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs a...
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Human skin color
Human skin color # Overview Human skin color can range from very dark brown to nearly colorless (appearing pinkish white due to the blood in the skin) in different people. Skin color is determined by the amount and type of the pigment melanin in the skin. On average, women have slightly lighter skin than men. In gener...
Human skin color Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] # Overview Human skin color can range from very dark brown to nearly colorless (appearing pinkish white due to the blood in the skin) in different people. Skin color is determined by the amount and type of the pigment melanin in the skin. On average,...
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Humerus fracture
Humerus fracture # Overview # For the detailed discussion regarding each type of humerus fractures please click on the name of fracture you need to study about. # Related Chapters ## Proximal humerus fracture ## Humeral shaft fracture ## Distal humerus fracture # Overview A humerus fracture can be classified by ...
Humerus fracture Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2]. # Overview # For the detailed discussion regarding each type of humerus fractures please click on the name of fracture you need to study about. # Related Chapters ## Proximal humerus...
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Humoral immunity
Humoral immunity The Humoral Immune Response (HIR) is the aspect of immunity that is mediated by secreted antibodies (as opposed to cell-mediated immunity which involves T lymphocytes), produced in the cells of the B lymphocyte lineage (B cell). Secreted antibodies bind to antigens on the surfaces of invading microbes ...
Humoral immunity Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The Humoral Immune Response (HIR) is the aspect of immunity that is mediated by secreted antibodies (as opposed to cell-mediated immunity which involves T lymphocytes), produced in the cells of the B lymphocyte lineage (B cell). Secreted antibodies bi...
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Hybrid (biology)
Hybrid (biology) In biology, hybrid has two meanings. The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses. Hybrids between different sub-species within a species ...
Hybrid (biology) Template:This In biology, hybrid has two meanings.[1] The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. Hybrids between different species within the same genus are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses. Hybrids between different sub-species...
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Hydroformylation
Hydroformylation Hydroformylation, also known as oxo synthesis, is an important industrial process for the production of aldehydes from alkenes. This chemical reaction entails the addition of a formyl group (CHO) group and a hydrogen atom to a carbon-carbon double bond. This process has witnessed continuous growth ...
Hydroformylation Hydroformylation, also known as oxo synthesis, is an important industrial process for the production of aldehydes from alkenes. This chemical reaction entails the addition of a formyl group (CHO) group and a hydrogen atom to a carbon-carbon double bond. This process has witnessed continuous growth...
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Hydrogen sulfide
Hydrogen sulfide # Overview Hydrogen sulfide (or hydrogen sulphide) is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. This colorless, toxic and flammable gas is responsible for the foul odour of rotten eggs and flatulence. It often results from the bacterial break down of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, such as...
Hydrogen sulfide Template:Chembox new Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] # Overview Hydrogen sulfide (or hydrogen sulphide) is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. This colorless, toxic and flammable gas is responsible for the foul odour of rotten eggs and flatulence. It often results from the...
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Organic peroxide
Organic peroxide # Overview Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group (ROOR'). If the R' is hydrogen, the compound is called an organic hydroperoxide. Peresters have general structure RC(O)OOR. The O-O bond easily breaks and forms free radicals of the form RO·. This makes organic...
Organic peroxide # Overview Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group (ROOR'). If the R' is hydrogen, the compound is called an organic hydroperoxide. Peresters have general structure RC(O)OOR. The O-O bond easily breaks and forms free radicals of the form RO·. This makes organic...
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Hyperestrogenism
Hyperestrogenism # Overview Hyperestrogenism, or estrogen excess, is a medical condition characterized by an excessive amount of estrogenic activity in the body. # Causes Hyperestrogenism can be caused by ovarian tumors, genetic conditions such as aromatase excess syndrome (also known as familial hyperestrogenism), o...
Hyperestrogenism Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hyperestrogenism, or estrogen excess, is a medical condition characterized by an excessive amount of estrogenic activity in the body.[1] # Causes Hyperestrogenism can be caused by ovarian tumors,[2] genetic conditions such as aromatase ex...
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Hypermagnesaemia
Hypermagnesaemia # Overview Hypermagnesaemia occurs in patients with acute or chronic renal failure given antacids or laxatives containing magnesium. It can be induced by enemas containing magnesium . # Symptoms Symptoms and signs include neurological and cardiovascular depression, weakness, respiratory paralysis and...
Hypermagnesaemia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Hypermagnesaemia occurs in patients with acute or chronic renal failure given antacids or laxatives containing magnesium. It can be induced by enemas containing magnesium . # Symptoms Symptoms and signs include neurological and cardiovasc...
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Renal physiology
Renal physiology # Overview Renal physiology is the study of the physiology of the kidneys. # Functions of the kidney The functions of the kidney can be divided into two groups: secretion of hormones, and extracellular homeostasis. ## Secretion of hormones - Secretion of erythropoietin, which regulates red blood cel...
Renal physiology Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Renal physiology is the study of the physiology of the kidneys. # Functions of the kidney The functions of the kidney can be divided into two groups: secretion of hormones, and extracellular homeostasis. ## Secretion of hormones - Secret...
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