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Extracorporeal
Extracorporeal An extracorporeal medical procedure is a medical procedure which is carried outside the body. # Circulatory procedures It is usually a procedure in which blood is taken from a patient's circulation to have a process applied to it before it is returned to the circulation. All of the apparatus carrying th...
Extracorporeal An extracorporeal medical procedure is a medical procedure which is carried outside the body. # Circulatory procedures It is usually a procedure in which blood is taken from a patient's circulation to have a process applied to it before it is returned to the circulation. All of the apparatus carrying t...
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Limb (anatomy)
Limb (anatomy) A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed, or prehensile (as octopus tentacles or new world monkey tails), appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. Most animals use limbs for locomotion, such as walking, r...
Limb (anatomy) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed, or prehensile (as octopus tentacles or new world monkey tails), appendage of the human or animal body; a large or main branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. Most ...
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FEV1/FVC ratio
FEV1/FVC ratio # Overview The FEV1/FVC ratio is a calculated ratio used in the diagnosis of obstructive and restrictive lung disease. It represents the proportion of the forced vital capacity exhaled in the first second. # Disease States In obstructive lung disease, the FEV1 is reduced due to obstruction to air escap...
FEV1/FVC ratio Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The FEV1/FVC ratio is a calculated ratio used in the diagnosis of obstructive and restrictive lung disease. It represents the proportion of the forced vital capacity exhaled in the first second.[1] # Disease States In obstructive lung disea...
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Facet syndrome
Facet syndrome Facet syndrome is defined as an irritation of one or more of the joints on the back of the spinal vertebrae. It is most often caused by whiplash and athletic injuries where the spine and/or neck spends a lot of time in extension. Young gymnasts, for example, are at risk for facet syndrome. Pain from face...
Facet syndrome Facet syndrome is defined as an irritation of one or more of the joints on the back of the spinal vertebrae. It is most often caused by whiplash and athletic injuries where the spine and/or neck spends a lot of time in extension. Young gymnasts, for example, are at risk for facet syndrome. Pain from fac...
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Fallopian tube
Fallopian tube # Overview The Fallopian tubes, also known as oviducts, uterine tubes, and salpinges (singular salpinx) are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. # Anatomy There are two Fallopian tubes,attached to either side of the cornual end of the uterus, and each terminat...
Fallopian tube Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The Fallopian tubes, also known as oviducts, uterine tubes, and salpinges (singular salpinx) are two very fine tubes leading from the ovaries of female mammals into the uterus. # Anatomy There are two Fallopian tube...
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Falsifiability
Falsifiability Falsifiability (or refutability or testability) is the logical possibility that an assertion can be shown false by an observation or a physical experiment. That something is "falsifiable" does not mean it is false; rather, it means that it is capable of being criticized by observational reports. Falsifia...
Falsifiability Falsifiability (or refutability or testability) is the logical possibility that an assertion can be shown false by an observation or a physical experiment. That something is "falsifiable" does not mean it is false; rather, it means that it is capable of being criticized by observational reports. Falsifi...
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Family history
Family history Synonyms and Keywords: FH # Overview In medicine, a family history consists of information about disorders that a patient's direct blood relatives have suffered from. Genealogy typically includes very little of the medical history of the family, but the medical history could be considered a specific sub...
Family history Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and Keywords: FH # Overview In medicine, a family history consists of information about disorders that a patient's direct blood relatives have suffered from. Genealogy typically includes very little of the medical history of the family, but th...
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Solitary tract
Solitary tract # Overview The solitary tract (Latin: tractus solitarius) is a compact fiber bundle that extends longitudinally through the posterolateral region of the medulla. The solitary tract is surrounded by the nucleus of the solitary tract, and descends to the upper cervical segments of the spinal cord. # Com...
Solitary tract Template:Infobox Brain # Overview The solitary tract (Latin: tractus solitarius) is a compact fiber bundle that extends longitudinally through the posterolateral region of the medulla. The solitary tract is surrounded by the nucleus of the solitary tract, and descends to the upper cervical segments of...
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Fast Green FCF
Fast Green FCF Fast Green FCF, also called Food green 3, FD&C Green No. 3, Green 1724, Solid Green FCF, and C.I. 42053, is a sea green triarylmethane food dye. Its E number is E143. Fast Green FCF is recommended as a replacement of Light Green SF yellowish in Masson's trichrome, as its color is more brilliant and less ...
Fast Green FCF Fast Green FCF, also called Food green 3, FD&C Green No. 3, Green 1724, Solid Green FCF, and C.I. 42053, is a sea green triarylmethane food dye. Its E number is E143. Fast Green FCF is recommended as a replacement of Light Green SF yellowish in Masson's trichrome, as its color is more brilliant and less...
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Femoral artery
Femoral artery # Overview The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh. # Structure The femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery, which comes from the abdominal aorta. The external iliac artery becomes known as the femoral artery after it passes under the inguinal ligament. Fo...
Femoral artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The femoral artery is a large artery in the muscles of the thigh. # Structure The femoral artery is a continuation of the external iliac artery, which comes from the abdominal aorta. The external iliac artery becomes...
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Femur fracture
Femur fracture # Overview A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. It includes hip fractures. # Classification A femoral fracture that involves the femoral head, femoral neck or the shaft of the femur immediately below the lesser trochanter may be classified as a hip fracture, especially when as...
Femur fracture Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2]. # Overview A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. It includes hip fractures. # Classification A femoral fracture that involves the femoral head, femoral neck or t...
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Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Cohn Ferdinand Julius Cohn (January 24, 1828 – June 25, 1898) was a German biologist. Cohn was born in Breslau (Wrocław) in the Prussian Province of Silesia. At the age of 10 he suffered hearing impairment. He received a degree in botany in 1847 at the age of nineteen. Cohn was the first to classify bacteri...
Ferdinand Cohn Ferdinand Julius Cohn (January 24, 1828 – June 25, 1898) was a German biologist. Cohn was born in Breslau (Wrocław) in the Prussian Province of Silesia. At the age of 10 he suffered hearing impairment. He received a degree in botany in 1847 at the age of nineteen. Cohn was the first to classify bacter...
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Ferrite (iron)
Ferrite (iron) Ferrite or alpha iron (α-Fe) is a materials science term for iron, or a solid solution with iron as the main constituent, with a body centred cubic crystal structure. It is the component which gives steel and cast iron their magnetic properties, and is the classic example of a ferromagnetic material. It...
Ferrite (iron) Ferrite or alpha iron (α-Fe) is a materials science term for iron, or a solid solution with iron as the main constituent, with a body centred cubic crystal structure. It is the component which gives steel and cast iron their magnetic properties, and is the classic example of a ferromagnetic material. I...
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Ferrochelatase
Ferrochelatase Ferrochelatase (or protoporphyrin ferrochelatase) is an enzyme that is encoded by the FECH gene in humans. Ferrochelatase catalyses the eighth and terminal step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme B. It catalyses the reaction: # Function Ferrochelatase catalyzes the inser...
Ferrochelatase Ferrochelatase (or protoporphyrin ferrochelatase) is an enzyme that is encoded by the FECH gene in humans.[1] Ferrochelatase catalyses the eighth and terminal step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme B. It catalyses the reaction: # Function Ferrochelatase catalyzes the i...
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Ferromagnetism
Ferromagnetism # Overview Ferromagnetism is the "normal" form of magnetism with which most people are familiar, as exhibited in horseshoe magnets and refrigerator magnets. It is responsible for most of the magnetic behavior encountered in everyday life. The attraction between a magnet and ferromagnetic material is "t...
Ferromagnetism # Overview Ferromagnetism is the "normal" form of magnetism with which most people are familiar, as exhibited in horseshoe magnets and refrigerator magnets. It is responsible for most of the magnetic behavior encountered in everyday life. The attraction between a magnet and ferromagnetic material is "t...
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Multiple birth
Multiple birth # Overview A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple birth are utilized, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets respectively. Twins, triplets and other multiple bi...
Multiple birth Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple birth are utilized, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
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Fetal distress
Fetal distress # Overview In medicine (obstetrics), fetal distress is the presence of signs in a pregnant woman—before or during childbirth—that the fetus is not well or is becoming excessively fatigued. # Signs and symptoms Signs and symptoms of fetal distress include: - Decreased movement felt by the mother - Mecon...
Fetal distress Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In medicine (obstetrics), fetal distress is the presence of signs in a pregnant woman—before or during childbirth—that the fetus is not well or is becoming excessively fatigued. # Signs and symptoms Signs and symptoms of fetal distress incl...
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Fetal movement
Fetal movement # Overview Fetal movement refers to motion of a fetus caused by its own muscle activity. Locomotor activity begins during the late embryological stage, and changes in nature throughout development. Muscles begin to move as soon as they are innervated. These first movements are not reflexive, but arise f...
Fetal movement Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Fetal movement refers to motion of a fetus caused by its own muscle activity. Locomotor activity begins during the late embryological stage, and changes in nature throughout development. Muscles begin to move as soon as they are innervated. ...
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Fetal position
Fetal position Fetal position (British English: foetal) is a medical term used to describe the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops. In this position, the back is curved, the head is bowed, and the limbs are bent and drawn up to the torso. This position is used in the medical profession to minimiz...
Fetal position Fetal position (British English: foetal) is a medical term used to describe the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops. In this position, the back is curved, the head is bowed, and the limbs are bent and drawn up to the torso. This position is used in the medical profession to minimi...
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Fibular artery
Fibular artery In anatomy, the fibular artery (also known as the peroneal artery) supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg and is typically a branch of posterior tibial artery. # Structure The fibular artery branches off the posterior tibial artery in the upper part of the leg proper, just below the knee. ...
Fibular artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In anatomy, the fibular artery (also known as the peroneal artery) supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg and is typically a branch of posterior tibial artery.[1] # Structure The fibular artery branches off the pos...
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Fick principle
Fick principle Developed by Adolf Eugen Fick (1829 - 1901), the Fick principle was first devised as a technique for measuring cardiac output. However, its underlying principles may be applied in a variety of clinical situations. The essence of the Fick principle is that blood flow to an organ can be calculated using a ...
Fick principle Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Developed by Adolf Eugen Fick (1829 - 1901), the Fick principle was first devised as a technique for measuring cardiac output. However, its underlying principles may be applied in a variety of clinical situations. The essence of the Fick principle is th...
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Filter (water)
Filter (water) # Overview A water filter is a device which removes impurities from water by means of a fine physical barrier, chemical process and/or biological process. Filters are used to cleanse water for irrigation, drinking water, aquariums, and swimming pools. # Uses Water can be cleaned using a variety of dif...
Filter (water) # Overview A water filter is a device which removes impurities from water by means of a fine physical barrier, chemical process and/or biological process. Filters are used to cleanse water for irrigation, drinking water, aquariums, and swimming pools. # Uses Water can be cleaned using a variety of dif...
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Nail (anatomy)
Nail (anatomy) # Overview In anatomy, a nail is a horn-like structure at the end of a human's or an animal's finger or toe. See also claw. # Parts of the nail - Fingernails - Toenails - Long, manicured nails are a fashion statement. Anatomically fingernails and toenails, which are made of a tough protein called kerat...
Nail (anatomy) Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In anatomy, a nail is a horn-like structure at the end of a human's or an animal's finger or toe. See also claw. # Parts of the nail - Fingernails - Toenails - Long, manicured nails are a fashion statement. ...
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Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling Fingerspelling (sometimes known as dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. There are many manual alphabets (also known as finger alphabets or hand alphabets) in use, past and present — especially in deaf education and, su...
Fingerspelling Fingerspelling (sometimes known as dactylology) is the representation of the letters of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. There are many manual alphabets (also known as finger alphabets or hand alphabets) in use, past and present — especially in deaf education and, s...
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Gunshot injury
Gunshot injury # Overview A gunshot injury occurs when an individual is shot by a bullet or other type of projectile from a firearm. Gunshot injuries cause direct injury through the tearing, cutting and abrasion of tissue in ways similar to other penetrating injuries, and the shattering of bone and organs and other da...
Gunshot injury Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A gunshot injury occurs when an individual is shot by a bullet or other type of projectile from a firearm. Gunshot injuries cause direct injury through the tearing, cutting and abrasion of tissue in ways similar to other penetrating injuries...
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Flexner Report
Flexner Report The Flexner Report is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by the professional educator Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. Many aspects of the present-day American medical profession stem from the Flexner Report a...
Flexner Report Template:Tfd The Flexner Report is a book-length study of medical education in the United States and Canada, written by the professional educator Abraham Flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the Carnegie Foundation. Many aspects of the present-day American medical profession stem from the Fl...
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Flow cytometry
Flow cytometry # Overview Flow cytometry is a technique for counting, examining, and sorting microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid. It allows simultaneous multiparametric analysis of the physical and/or chemical characteristics of single cells flowing through an optical and/or electronic detection appar...
Flow cytometry Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Flow cytometry is a technique for counting, examining, and sorting microscopic particles suspended in a stream of fluid. It allows simultaneous multiparametric analysis of the physical and/or chemical characteristics of single cells flowing ...
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Flucloxacillin
Flucloxacillin # Overview Flucloxacillin (INN) or floxacillin (USAN) is a narrow spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria. Notably, it is active against beta-lactamase-producing organisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, which wo...
Flucloxacillin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Flucloxacillin (INN) or floxacillin (USAN) is a narrow spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class. It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible Gram-positive bacteria. Notably, it is active against beta-lactamase-produci...
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Focal adhesion
Focal adhesion In cell biology, focal adhesions (also cell-matrix adhesions or FAs) are specific types of large macromolecular assemblies through which both mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted. More precisely, they can be considered as sub-cellular macromolecules that mediate the regulatory effects ...
Focal adhesion In cell biology, focal adhesions (also cell-matrix adhesions or FAs) are specific types of large macromolecular assemblies through which both mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted. More precisely, they can be considered as sub-cellular macromolecules that mediate the regulatory effects...
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Foley catheter
Foley catheter Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. # Overview Foley catheters are flexible (usually latex) tubes that are passed through the urethra during urinary catheterization and into the bladder to drain urine. They are retained by means of a balloon at the tip which is inflated with sterile water. The balloons ty...
Foley catheter Template:Search infobox Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. # Overview Foley catheters are flexible (usually latex) tubes that are passed through the urethra during urinary catheterization and into the bladder to drain urine. They are retained by means of a balloon at the tip which is inflated with steril...
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Food chemistry
Food chemistry # Overview Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of all biological and non-biological components of foods. The biological substances include such items as meat, poultry, lettuce, beer, and milk as examples. It is similar to biochemistry in its main components such as carbohy...
Food chemistry # Overview Food chemistry is the study of chemical processes and interactions of all biological and non-biological components of foods. The biological substances include such items as meat, poultry, lettuce, beer, and milk as examples. It is similar to biochemistry in its main components such as carbohy...
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Fool's Parsley
Fool's Parsley The Fool's Parsley (Aethusa cynapium) or Fool's Cicely is an annual (rarely biennial) herb in the plant family Apiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. It is the only member of the genus Aesthusa. It has a fusiform root and a smooth hollow branched stem growing to about 80 cm high, ...
Fool's Parsley The Fool's Parsley (Aethusa cynapium) or Fool's Cicely is an annual (rarely biennial) herb in the plant family Apiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. It is the only member of the genus Aesthusa. It has a fusiform root and a smooth hollow branched stem growing to about 80 cm high,...
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Forced suicide
Forced suicide # Overview Forced suicide is a method of execution where the victim is given the choice of committing suicide or facing an alternative they perceive as worse, such as suffering torture; having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured or killed; or losing honor, position or means. # Historical Per...
Forced suicide Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Forced suicide is a method of execution where the victim is given the choice of committing suicide or facing an alternative they perceive as worse, such as suffering torture; having friends or family members imprisoned, tortured or killed; o...
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Fordyce's spot
Fordyce's spot # Overview Fordyce's spots (also known as "Angiokeratoma of the scrotum", "Fordyce's disease," "Fordyce's spot," and "Fordyce granules") are small, painless, raised, pale or white spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter that may appear on the shaft of the penis or on the labia, as well as the inner surface...
Fordyce's spot Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Fordyce's spots (also known as "Angiokeratoma of the scrotum", "Fordyce's disease," "Fordyce's spot," and "Fordyce granules"[1]) are small, painless, raised, pale o...
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Prosencephalon
Prosencephalon 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 enti...
Prosencephalon Template:Infobox Brain 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 [1] to indicate your interest in serving either as an ...
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Foreign bodies
Foreign bodies # Overview In physiology, a foreign body (Latin: corpus alienum) is any object originating outside the body. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object. # Foreign bodies in humans Foreign bodies typically become lodged in the eyes, ears, nose, airways, and rectum which are the main orifice...
Foreign bodies Template:TOCleft Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox # Overview In physiology, a foreign body (Latin: corpus alienum) is any object originating outside the body. In machinery, it can mean any unwanted intruding object. # Foreign bodies in humans Foreign bodies typically become lodged in the eyes, ears, n...
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Founder effect
Founder effect # Overview The founder effect was defined by Ernst Mayr in 1963 to be the effect of establishing a new population by a small number of individuals, carrying only a small fraction of the original population's genetic variation. As a result, the new population may be distinctively different, both genetic...
Founder effect Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The founder effect was defined by Ernst Mayr in 1963 to be the effect of establishing a new population by a small number of individuals, carrying only a small fraction of the original population's genetic variation. As a result, the new pop...
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Skull fracture
Skull fracture A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the skull caused by a head injury. Isolated skull fractures are not very serious injuries, but the presence of a skull fracture may indicate that significant enough impact occurred to cause brain trauma, which is quite serious. Broken fragments ...
Skull fracture Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox A skull fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the skull caused by a head injury. Isolated skull fractures are not very serious injuries, but the presence of a skull fracture may indicate that significant enough impact occurred to cause brain trauma, which is...
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Fragaria vesca
Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca, commonly known as Woodland Strawberry occurs naturally throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Other names for this species include the Wild Strawberry, Alpine Strawberry and European Strawberry. All strawberry species have a base haploid count of seven chromosomes; Fragaria vesca is diploid,...
Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca, commonly known as Woodland Strawberry occurs naturally throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Other names for this species include the Wild Strawberry, Alpine Strawberry and European Strawberry. All strawberry species have a base haploid count of seven chromosomes; Fragaria vesca is diploid...
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Franco Columbu
Franco Columbu Dr. Franco Columbu (born August 7, 1941) is a Sardinian actor and former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. # Biography ## Bodybuilding Columbu was born in Ollolai, Sardinia. Starting out his athletic career as a boxer Columbu progressed into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, powerlift...
Franco Columbu Template:Infobox bodybuilder Dr. Franco Columbu (born August 7, 1941) is a Sardinian actor and former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor. # Biography ## Bodybuilding Columbu was born in Ollolai, Sardinia. Starting out his athletic career as a boxer Columbu progressed into the sport of Ol...
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Frenulum breve
Frenulum breve Frenulum breve is the condition in which the frenulum preputii penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the prepuce (foreskin) and helps contract the prepuce over the glans, is short and restricts the movement of the prepuce. The frenulum should normally be suffi...
Frenulum breve Frenulum breve is the condition in which the frenulum preputii penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the prepuce (foreskin) and helps contract the prepuce over the glans, is short and restricts the movement of the prepuce. The frenulum should normally be suff...
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Froment's sign
Froment's sign # Overview Froment's sign tests for palsy of the ulnar nerve, specifically, the action of adductor pollicis. To perform the test, a patient is asked to hold an object, usually a piece of paper, between the thumb and a flat palm. The object is then is pulled away. A normal individual will be able to mai...
Froment's sign Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Froment's sign tests for palsy of the ulnar nerve, specifically, the action of adductor pollicis. To perform the test, a patient is asked to hold an object, usually a piece of paper, between the thumb and a flat palm. The object is then is ...
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Fryns syndrome
Fryns syndrome Synonyms and keywords: Fryns-Van den Berghe syndrome; Onat syndrome # Overview Fryns syndrome is an autosomal recessive multiple congenital anomaly syndrome that is usually lethal in the neonatal period. Fryns (1987) reviewed the syndrome. # Historical Perspective # Classification # Pathophysiology ...
Fryns syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Synonyms and keywords: Fryns-Van den Berghe syndrome; Onat syndrome # Overview Fryns syndrome is an autosomal recessive multiple congenital anomaly syndrome that is usually lethal in the neonatal period.[1] Fryns (1987) ...
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Full-body scan
Full-body scan Full-body scan, also known as a full-body CT scan, involves a CT scan of the patient's entire body to support the diagnosis and treatment of specific illnesses. # History and overview CT scans were first used in medicine in the 1970s, and they now play an important role in diagnosis in medicine. Contr...
Full-body scan Full-body scan, also known as a full-body CT scan, involves a CT scan of the patient's entire body to support the diagnosis and treatment of specific illnesses. Template:TOCleft # History and overview CT scans were first used in medicine in the 1970s,[1] and they now play an important role in diagnosi...
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Ophthalmoscope
Ophthalmoscope # Overview The ophthalmoscope is an instrument used to examine the eye. Its use is crucial in determining the health of the retina and the vitreous humor. # Indications In patients with headaches, the finding of swollen optic discs, otherwise known as papilledema, on ophthalmoscopy is a key sign. This...
Ophthalmoscope Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Aarti Narayan # Overview The ophthalmoscope is an instrument used to examine the eye. Its use is crucial in determining the health of the retina and the vitreous humor. # Indications In patients with headaches, the finding...
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Nitrofurantoin
Nitrofurantoin # 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 WikiDo...
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GABAB receptor
GABAB receptor GABAB receptors (GABABR) are metabotropic transmembrane receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that are linked via G-proteins to potassium channels. The changing potassium concentrations hyperpolarize the cell at the end of an action potential. The reversal potential of the GABAB-mediated IPSP is –...
GABAB receptor GABAB receptors (GABABR) are metabotropic transmembrane receptors for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that are linked via G-proteins to potassium channels.[1] The changing potassium concentrations hyperpolarize the cell at the end of an action potential. The reversal potential of the GABAB-mediated IPSP ...
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Gadobenic acid
Gadobenic acid # Overview Gadobenic acid (tradename MultiHance) is a complex of gadolinium with the ligand BOPTA. In the form of the diglumine salt it functions as a gadolinium-based MRI contrast medium, under the trade name gadobenate dimeglumine. BOPTA is a derivative of DTPA in which one terminal carboxyl group, –C...
Gadobenic acid Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Gadobenic acid (tradename MultiHance) is a complex of gadolinium with the ligand BOPTA. In the form of the diglumine salt it functions as a gadolinium-based MRI contrast medium, under the trade name gadobenate dimeglumine. BOPTA is a derivat...
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Galium aparine
Galium aparine Galium aparine is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is native to North America and Eurasia. It has several common names, including Cleavers, Clivers, Goosegrass, Stickywilly, Stickyweed, Catchweed, and Coachweed. The long stems of this climbing plant sprawl over the ground and other p...
Galium aparine Galium aparine is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is native to North America and Eurasia. It has several common names, including Cleavers, Clivers, Goosegrass, Stickywilly, Stickyweed, Catchweed, and Coachweed. The long stems of this climbing plant sprawl over the ground and other ...
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Game of chance
Game of chance A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels or numbered balls drawn from a container. Gambling is known in nearly all human s...
Game of chance A game of chance is a game whose outcome is strongly influenced by some randomizing device, and upon which contestants frequently wager money. Common devices used include dice, spinning tops, playing cards, roulette wheels or numbered balls drawn from a container. Gambling is known in nearly all human ...
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Gamma function
Gamma function In mathematics, the Gamma function (represented by the capitalized Greek letter Γ) is an extension of the factorial function to real and complex numbers. For a complex number z with positive real part it is defined by which can be extended to the rest of the complex plane, excepting the non-positive inte...
Gamma function In mathematics, the Gamma function (represented by the capitalized Greek letter Γ) is an extension of the factorial function to real and complex numbers. For a complex number z with positive real part it is defined by which can be extended to the rest of the complex plane, excepting the non-positive int...
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Gamma globulin
Gamma globulin # Overview Gamma globulins, or Ig's, are a class of proteins in the blood, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are immunoglobulins. # Injections Gamma globulin injections are usually given in an attempt to temporarily boost a patient's...
Gamma globulin # Overview Gamma globulins, or Ig's, are a class of proteins in the blood, identified by their position after serum protein electrophoresis. The most significant gamma globulins are immunoglobulins. # Injections Gamma globulin injections are usually given in an attempt to temporarily boost a patient's...
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Gap-43 protein
Gap-43 protein Growth Associated Protein 43 (GAP43) is a protein encoded by the GAP43 gene in humans. GAP43 is called a "growth" or "plasticity" protein because it is expressed at high levels in neuronal growth cones during development and axonal regeneration, and it is phosphorylated after long-term potentiation and a...
Gap-43 protein Growth Associated Protein 43 (GAP43) is a protein encoded by the GAP43 gene[1] in humans. GAP43 is called a "growth" or "plasticity" protein because it is expressed at high levels in neuronal growth cones during development[2] and axonal regeneration, and it is phosphorylated after long-term potentiatio...
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Gartner’s duct
Gartner’s duct Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and seminal ves...
Gartner’s duct Template:Infobox Anatomy Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejacul...
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Gastric lavage
Gastric lavage Gastric lavage, also commonly called Stomach pump or Gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach. It has been used for over 200 years as a means of eliminating poisons from the stomach. Such devices are normally used on a person who has ingested a poison or overdosed on...
Gastric lavage Gastric lavage, also commonly called Stomach pump or Gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach. It has been used for over 200 years as a means of eliminating poisons from the stomach. Such devices are normally used on a person who has ingested a poison or overdosed o...
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Gastric lipase
Gastric lipase Gastric lipase, also known as LIPF, is an enzymatic protein that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPF gene. # Function Gastric lipase is an acidic lipase secreted by the gastric chief cells in the fundic mucosa in the stomach. It has a pH optimum of 3–6. Gastric lipase, together with lingual lipase, comp...
Gastric lipase Gastric lipase, also known as LIPF, is an enzymatic protein that, in humans, is encoded by the LIPF gene.[2][3] # Function Gastric lipase is an acidic lipase secreted by the gastric chief cells in the fundic mucosa in the stomach. It has a pH optimum of 3–6. Gastric lipase, together with lingual lipas...
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Gene targeting
Gene targeting Gene targeting is a genetic technique that uses homologous recombination to change an endogenous gene. The method can be used to delete a gene, remove exons, and introduce point mutations. Gene targeting can be permanent or conditional. Conditions can be a specific time during development / life of the o...
Gene targeting Gene targeting is a genetic technique that uses homologous recombination to change an endogenous gene. The method can be used to delete a gene, remove exons, and introduce point mutations. Gene targeting can be permanent or conditional. Conditions can be a specific time during development / life of the ...
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Selye syndrome
Selye syndrome Synonyms and keywords: Selye's syndrome; general adaptation syndrome. # Overview Selye syndrome Eponym used to indicate the sum of all reactions – physiological changes – that follow a prolonged exposure to intense stress. The typical pathologic findings are represented by adrenal cortical hyperplasia, ...
Selye syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Selye's syndrome; general adaptation syndrome. # Overview Selye syndrome Eponym used to indicate the sum of all reactions – physiological changes – that follow a prolonged exposure to intense stress. The typical pathologic findin...
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Genetic marker
Genetic marker # Overview A genetic marker is a known DNA sequence. It can be described as a variation, which may arise due to mutation or alteration in the genomic loci, that can be observed. A genetic marker may be a short DNA sequence, such as a sequence surrounding a single base-pair change (single nucleotide poly...
Genetic marker # Overview A genetic marker is a known DNA sequence. It can be described as a variation, which may arise due to mutation or alteration in the genomic loci, that can be observed. A genetic marker may be a short DNA sequence, such as a sequence surrounding a single base-pair change (single nucleotide poly...
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Genome Project
Genome Project Genome projects are scientific endeavours that ultimately aim to determine the complete genome sequence of an organism (be it an animal, a plant, a fungus, a bacterium, an archaean, a protist or a virus). The genome sequence for any organism requires the DNA sequences for each of the chromosomes in an o...
Genome Project Genome projects are scientific endeavours that ultimately aim to determine the complete genome sequence of an organism (be it an animal, a plant, a fungus, a bacterium, an archaean, a protist or a virus). The genome sequence for any organism requires the DNA sequences for each of the chromosomes in an ...
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Gentian violet
Gentian violet # 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 WikiDo...
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Gentiana lutea
Gentiana lutea Gentiana lutea (Great Yellow Gentian) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. It is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 1-2 m tall, with broad lanceolate to ellipti...
Gentiana lutea Gentiana lutea (Great Yellow Gentian) is a species of gentian native to the mountains of central and southern Europe. Other names include 'Yellow Gentian', 'Bitter Root', 'Bitterwort', 'Centiyane', and 'Genciana'. It is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 1-2 m tall, with broad lanceolate to ellipt...
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Geoffrey Chang
Geoffrey Chang Geoffrey Chang is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, United States. His laboratory focuses on the structural biology of integral membrane proteins, particularly exploring X-ray crystallography techniques for solving the tertiary structures of membrane protei...
Geoffrey Chang Geoffrey Chang is an associate professor at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, United States. His laboratory focuses on the structural biology of integral membrane proteins, particularly exploring X-ray crystallography techniques for solving the tertiary structures of membrane prote...
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Gerhard Domagk
Gerhard Domagk Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk (October 30, 1895 – April 24, 1964) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist and Nobel laureate. Domagk was born in Lagow, Brandenburg, the son of a school headmaster. Until he was 14, he attended school in Sommerfeld, Manchester (now Lubsko, Poland). Domagk studied medici...
Gerhard Domagk Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk (October 30, 1895 – April 24, 1964) was a German pathologist and bacteriologist and Nobel laureate. Domagk was born in Lagow, Brandenburg, the son of a school headmaster. Until he was 14, he attended school in Sommerfeld, Manchester (now Lubsko, Poland). Domagk studied medic...
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Giant puffball
Giant puffball The Giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests worldwide usually in late summer and autumn. Most giant puffballs grow to be 10 to 70 cm in diameter, although occasionally some can reach diameters up to 150 cm and weights of 20 kg. T...
Giant puffball Template:Mycomorphbox The Giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, fields, and deciduous forests worldwide usually in late summer and autumn. Most giant puffballs grow to be 10 to 70 cm in diameter, although occasionally some can reach diameters up to 150 cm ...
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Gillian Morgan
Gillian Morgan Dame Gillian Morgan was appointed as Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation in 2002, after a career in both medicine and management, including a period as Chief Executive of North and East Devon Health Authority. She has previously worked as a doctor in hospitals, general practice and public health, in...
Gillian Morgan Dame Gillian Morgan was appointed as Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation in 2002, after a career in both medicine and management, including a period as Chief Executive of North and East Devon Health Authority. She has previously worked as a doctor in hospitals, general practice and public health, i...
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Gio Batta Gori
Gio Batta Gori Gio Batta Gori is a spokeperson and consultant for the tobacco industry and an expert on risk utility and scientific research., p. 162, , p. 44 He is a frequent author for the libertarian Cato Institute, and was formerly an official with the United States National Cancer Institute. Gori believed a safer...
Gio Batta Gori Gio Batta Gori is a spokeperson and consultant for the tobacco industry and an expert on risk utility and scientific research.[1], p. 162, [2], p. 44 He is a frequent author for the libertarian Cato Institute, and was formerly an official with the United States National Cancer Institute. Gori believed ...
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Global aphasia
Global aphasia # Overview The symptoms of global aphasia are those of severe Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia combined. There is an almost total reduction of all aspects of spoken and written language, in expression as well as comprehension. Improvement may occur in one or both areas (expressive and receptive) o...
Global aphasia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The symptoms of global aphasia are those of severe Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia combined. There is an almost total reduction of all aspects of spoken and written language, in expression as well as comprehension. Improvement may occ...
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Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoid Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones characterised by an ability to bind with the cortisol receptor and trigger similar effects. Glucocorticoids are distinguished from mineralocorticoids and sex steroids by the specific receptors, target cells, and effects. In technical terms, corticosteroid ...
Glucocorticoid Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones characterised by an ability to bind with the cortisol receptor and trigger similar effects. Glucocorticoids are distinguished from mineralocorticoid...
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Glutaraldehyde
Glutaraldehyde # Overview Glutaraldehyde is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor used to sterilize medical and dental equipment. It is also used for industrial water treatment and as a chemical preservative. However, it is toxic, causing severe eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, along with headaches, drowsiness ...
Glutaraldehyde Template:Chembox new Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Glutaraldehyde is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor used to sterilize medical and dental equipment. It is also used for industrial water treatment and as a chemical preservative. However, it is toxic, causing severe...
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Glycemic index
Glycemic index Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels. It compares available carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, providing a numerical, evidence-based index of postprandial (post-meal) glycemia. The concept was invented ...
Glycemic index Glycemic index (also glycaemic index, GI) is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels. It compares available carbohydrates gram for gram in individual foods, providing a numerical, evidence-based index of postprandial (post-meal) glycemia. The concept was invented...
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Golfer's elbow
Golfer's elbow Synonyms and keywords: Medial epicondylitis # Overview Golfer's elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is an inflammatory condition of the elbow which in some ways is similar to tennis elbow. The flexor muscles of the forearm, the muscles responsible for bending the fingers and thumb, clenching the fist and su...
Golfer's elbow Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Medial epicondylitis # Overview Golfer's elbow, or medial epicondylitis, is an inflammatory condition of the elbow which in some ways is similar to tennis elbow. The flexo...
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Golgi's method
Golgi's method Golgi's method is a nervous tissue staining technique discovered by Italian physician and scientist Camillo Golgi (1843-1926) in 1873. It was initially named the black reaction (la reazione nera) by Golgi, but it became better known as the Golgi stain or method later. Golgi' staining was famously used b...
Golgi's method Golgi's method is a nervous tissue staining technique discovered by Italian physician and scientist Camillo Golgi (1843-1926) in 1873. It was initially named the black reaction (la reazione nera) by Golgi, but it became better known as the Golgi stain or method later. Golgi' staining was famously used ...
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Goodhart's law
Goodhart's law Although Goodhart's law has been expressed in a variety of formulations, the essence of the law is that once a social or economic indicator or other surrogate measure is made a target for the purpose of conducting social or economic policy, then it will lose the information content that would qualify it ...
Goodhart's law Although Goodhart's law has been expressed in a variety of formulations, the essence of the law is that once a social or economic indicator or other surrogate measure is made a target for the purpose of conducting social or economic policy, then it will lose the information content that would qualify it...
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar Google Scholar (GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the GS index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of the world's largest scientific publishers. ...
Google Scholar Template:Beta software Google Scholar (GS) is a freely-accessible Web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. Released in beta in November 2004, the GS index includes most peer-reviewed online journals of the world's largest...
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Gray's anatomy
Gray's anatomy Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject. The book was first published under the title Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical in the United Kingdom in 1858,...
Gray's anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject. The book was first published under the title Gray's Anatomy: Des...
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Great arteries
Great arteries # Overview Great arteries is a term used to refer collectively to the primary arteries of the heart, which include: - Pulmonary artery: the vessel that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. - Aorta: the blood vessel through which oxygenated blood from the left ventricle en...
Great arteries Template:WikiDoc Cardiology News Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Great arteries is a term used to refer collectively to the primary arteries of the heart, which include: - Pulmonary artery: the vessel that carries oxygen-depleted blood from the right ventricle to the lungs...
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Peanut allergy
Peanut allergy Synonyms and keywords: Groundnut hypersensitivity; nut allergy # Overview Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy, distinct from nut allergies. # Pathophysiology It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of the immune system which may lead to severe physical s...
Peanut allergy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Synonyms and keywords: Groundnut hypersensitivity; nut allergy # Overview Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy, distinct from nut allergies. # Pathophysiology It is a hypersensitivity to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of t...
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Nitrogen group
Nitrogen group Group 15 of the periodic table(formerly numbered as Group Ⅴ or Group ⅤA) is also known by the collective name pnictogens. This group has the defining characteristic that all the component elements have 5 electrons in their outermost shell, that is 2 electrons in the s subshell and 3 unpaired electrons in...
Nitrogen group Group 15 of the periodic table(formerly numbered as Group Ⅴ or Group ⅤA) is also known by the collective name pnictogens.[1] This group has the defining characteristic that all the component elements have 5 electrons in their outermost shell, that is 2 electrons in the s subshell and 3 unpaired electron...
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Guidewire core
Guidewire core # Overview The core of a coronary guidewire determines many of the performance characteristics of the device. The core of a coronary guidewire is usually ground to a taper towards the end and this is where the tip attaches to the core. If guidewire core starts tapering more towards the tip, the corona...
Guidewire core Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] To go back to the main page on Guidewires, click here. # Overview The core of a coronary guidewire determines many of the performance characteristics of the device. The core of a coronary guidewire is usually ground to a taper towards the end and this...
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Gut brain axis
Gut brain axis # Overview # Historical Perspective - The gut–brain axis is the biochemical signaling between the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). Gut brian axis was first used to refer bidirectional communication network that links between the GI tract and CNS. - Gut brian axis...
Gut brain axis Template:Gut brain axis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2] # Overview # Historical Perspective - - The gut–brain axis is the biochemical signaling between the cen...
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HACEK organism
HACEK organism # Overview HACEK organisms is a group of fastidious, slow growing, pleomorphic Gram negative bacilli which form part of the oropharynx commensals and require enhanced carbon dioxide tension for recovery in culture. # Microbiology HACEK refers to the initials of organisms including: - Haemophilus influe...
HACEK organism Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview HACEK organisms is a group of fastidious, slow growing, pleomorphic Gram negative bacilli which form part of the oropharynx commensals and require enhanced carbon dioxide tension for recovery in culture. # Microbiology HACEK refers to the i...
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Haldane effect
Haldane effect The Haldane effect is a property of hemoglobin first described by the British physician John Scott Haldane. Deoxygenation of the blood increases its ability to carry carbon dioxide; this property is the Haldane effect. Conversely, oxygenated blood has a reduced capacity for carbon dioxide. This is a con...
Haldane effect Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The Haldane effect is a property of hemoglobin first described by the British physician John Scott Haldane. Deoxygenation of the blood increases its ability to carry carbon dioxide; this property is the Haldane effect. Conversely, oxygenated blood has a...
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Hamelia patens
Hamelia patens Hamelia patens (Firebush, hummingbird bush, scarlet bush or "redhead") is a large perennial shrub or small tree from subtropical and tropical America. The Firebush has a native range that runs from Texas in southern United States to as far south as Argentina. It has orangish-red tubular flowers, which re...
Hamelia patens Hamelia patens (Firebush, hummingbird bush, scarlet bush or "redhead") is a large perennial shrub or small tree from subtropical and tropical America. The Firebush has a native range that runs from Texas in southern United States to as far south as Argentina.[1] It has orangish-red tubular flowers, whic...
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Hamlet (cigar)
Hamlet (cigar) Hamlet are a well known brand of cigar produced by Benson and Hedges. They are available in several varieties, miniatures and also a regular length. They are regularly referred to as the 'mild cigar' in their advertising. Hamlet cigars were first launched in the UK in 1964. More recently, Hamlet cigars h...
Hamlet (cigar) Hamlet are a well known brand of cigar produced by Benson and Hedges. They are available in several varieties, miniatures and also a regular length. They are regularly referred to as the 'mild cigar' in their advertising. Hamlet cigars were first launched in the UK in 1964. More recently, Hamlet cigars ...
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Hayflick limit
Hayflick limit The Hayflick limit was discovered by Leonard Hayflick in 1965. Hayflick observed that cells dividing in cell culture divided about 50 times before dying. As cells approach this limit, they show more signs of old age. The limit to the number of times a cell divides has been noted in all human cell types t...
Hayflick limit The Hayflick limit was discovered by Leonard Hayflick in 1965. Hayflick observed that cells dividing in cell culture divided about 50 times before dying. As cells approach this limit, they show more signs of old age. The limit to the number of times a cell divides has been noted in all human cell types ...
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Head (anatomy)
Head (anatomy) # Overview In anatomy, the head of an animal is the rostral part (from anatomical position) that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth (all of which aid in various sensory functions, such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste). Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bila...
Head (anatomy) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In anatomy, the head of an animal is the rostral part (from anatomical position) that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth (all of which aid in various sensory functions, such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste). Some ve...
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Head of radius
Head of radius # Overview The head of the radius has a cylindrical form, and on its upper surface is a shallow cup or fovea for articulation with the capitulum (or capitellum) of the humerus. The circumference of the head is smooth; it is broad medially where it articulates with the radial notch of the ulna, narrow in...
Head of radius Template:Infobox Bone # Overview The head of the radius has a cylindrical form, and on its upper surface is a shallow cup or fovea for articulation with the capitulum (or capitellum) of the humerus. The circumference of the head is smooth; it is broad medially where it articulates with the radial notch...
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Heat exchanger
Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another, whether the media are separated by a solid wall so that they never mix, or the media are in direct contact. They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power plants, chemical plants, pet...
Heat exchanger A heat exchanger is a device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another, whether the media are separated by a solid wall so that they never mix, or the media are in direct contact.[1] They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power plants, chemical plants,...
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Hebbian theory
Hebbian theory # Overview Hebbian theory describes a basic mechanism for synaptic plasticity wherein an increase in synaptic efficacy arises from the presynaptic cell's repeated and persistent stimulation of the postsynaptic cell. Introduced by Donald Hebb in 1949, it is also called Hebb's rule, Hebb's postulate, and ...
Hebbian theory # Overview Hebbian theory describes a basic mechanism for synaptic plasticity wherein an increase in synaptic efficacy arises from the presynaptic cell's repeated and persistent stimulation of the postsynaptic cell. Introduced by Donald Hebb in 1949, it is also called Hebb's rule, Hebb's postulate, and ...
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Heller myotomy
Heller myotomy Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter or LES) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach. It is used to treat achalasia, a disorder in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax properly, making it difficult for food...
Heller myotomy Heller myotomy is a surgical procedure in which the muscles of the cardia (lower esophageal sphincter or LES) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach. It is used to treat achalasia, a disorder in which the lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax properly, making it difficult for foo...
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Parasitic worm
Parasitic worm # Overview Parasitic worms or helminths are a division of eukaroytic parasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas, live inside their host. They are worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment and protection while disrupting their hosts' nutrient abs...
Parasitic worm Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Parasitic worms or helminths are a division of eukaroytic parasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas, live inside their host.[1] They are worm-like organisms that live and feed off living hosts, receiving nourishment an...
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Hematoma block
Hematoma block # Overview A Hematoma block is an analgesic technique used to allow painless manipulation of fractures while avoiding the need for full anesthesia. This procedure in normally only appropriate for fractures of the radius and/or ulna, and occasionally for fractures of the lower ends of the tibia and fibul...
Hematoma block # Overview A Hematoma block is an analgesic technique used to allow painless manipulation of fractures while avoiding the need for full anesthesia. This procedure in normally only appropriate for fractures of the radius and/or ulna, and occasionally for fractures of the lower ends of the tibia and fibul...
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Megalencephaly
Megalencephaly # Overview Megalencephaly is a type of cephalic disorder. Also called macrencephaly, this is a condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually malfunctioning brain. By definition, the brain weight is greater than average for the age and sex of the infant or child. Head enlargement ma...
Megalencephaly Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox # Overview Megalencephaly is a type of cephalic disorder. Also called macrencephaly, this is a condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually malfunctioning brain. By definition, the brain weight is greater than average for the age and sex of the in...
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Hemipelvectomy
Hemipelvectomy # Overview A hemipelvectomy is a high level pelvic amputation. Along with hip-disarticulations, hemipelvectomies are the rarest of lower extremity amputations. In some cases, an internal hemipelvectomy can be performed, which is a limb-sparing procedure. A complete hemipelvectomy, however, is the amp...
Hemipelvectomy # Overview A hemipelvectomy is a high level pelvic amputation. Along with hip-disarticulations, hemipelvectomies are the rarest of lower extremity amputations. In some cases, an internal hemipelvectomy can be performed, which is a limb-sparing procedure. A complete hemipelvectomy, however, is the amp...
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Hemofiltration
Hemofiltration # Overview In medicine, hemofiltration, also haemofiltration, is a renal replacement therapy similar to hemodialysis which is used almost exclusively in the intensive care setting. Thus, it is almost always used for acute renal failure. It is a slow continuous therapy in which sessions usually last bet...
Hemofiltration # Overview In medicine, hemofiltration, also haemofiltration, is a renal replacement therapy similar to hemodialysis which is used almost exclusively in the intensive care setting. Thus, it is almost always used for acute renal failure. It is a slow continuous therapy in which sessions usually last bet...
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Hemoperitoneum
Hemoperitoneum Synonyms and Keywords: peritonel hemorrhage, Hemorrhage into peritoneal cavity, Intraperitoneal hemorrhage, Intraabdominal hemorrhage, abdominal apoplexy, blood in the belly. # Overview Hemoperitoneum is accumulation of blood in the peritoneal cavity. The parietal peritoneum is a thin membrane surround...
Hemoperitoneum Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunita Kumawat, M.B.B.S[2] Synonyms and Keywords: peritonel hemorrhage, Hemorrhage into peritoneal cavity, Intraperitoneal hemorrhage, Intraabdominal hemorrhage, abdominal apoplexy, blood in the belly. # Overview Hemoperit...
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Hepadnaviridae
Hepadnaviridae Orthohepadnavirus Avihepadnavirus Hepadnaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause liver infections in humans and animals. There are two recognized genera: - Genus Orthohepadnavirus; type species: Hepatitis B virus - Genus Avihepadnavirus; type species: Duck hepatitis B virus Hepadnaviruses have ve...
Hepadnaviridae Template:Cleanup Template:Taxobox begin Template:Taxobox begin placement virus Template:Taxobox group vii entry Template:Taxobox familia entry Template:Taxobox end placement Template:Taxobox section subdivision Orthohepadnavirus Avihepadnavirus Template:Taxobox end Hepadnaviruses are a family of viruses...
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Hepatic lipase
Hepatic lipase Hepatic lipase (HL), also called hepatic triglyceride lipase (HTGL) or LIPC (for "lipase, hepatic"), is a form of lipase, catalyzing the hydrolysis of triacylglyceride. Hepatic lipase is coded by chromosome 15 and its gene is also often referred to as HTGL or LIPC. Hepatic lipase is expressed mainly in l...
Hepatic lipase Hepatic lipase (HL), also called hepatic triglyceride lipase (HTGL) or LIPC (for "lipase, hepatic"), is a form of lipase, catalyzing the hydrolysis of triacylglyceride. Hepatic lipase is coded by chromosome 15 and its gene is also often referred to as HTGL or LIPC.[2] Hepatic lipase is expressed mainly ...
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Hepatic plexus
Hepatic plexus The hepatic plexus, the largest offset from the celiac plexus, receives filaments from the left vagus and right phrenic nerves. It accompanies the hepatic artery, ramifying upon its branches, and upon those of the portal vein in the substance of the liver. Branches from this plexus accompany all the divi...
Hepatic plexus Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The hepatic plexus, the largest offset from the celiac plexus, receives filaments from the left vagus and right phrenic nerves. It accompanies the hepatic artery, ramifying upon its branches, and upon those of the portal vein in t...
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