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Pelvic cavity
Pelvic cavity The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis and which primarily contains reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, and the rectum. # Borders The boundaries are as follows: # Greater and lesser pelvis The lesser pelvis (or "true" pelvis" only includes structures inferior...
Pelvic cavity Template:Infobox Anatomy The pelvic cavity is a body cavity that is bounded by the bones of the pelvis and which primarily contains reproductive organs, the urinary bladder, and the rectum. # Borders The boundaries are as follows: # Greater and lesser pelvis The lesser pelvis (or "true" pelvis" only in...
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Pembrolizumab
Pembrolizumab # 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 WikiDoc...
Pembrolizumab Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intend...
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Pendant group
Pendant group A pendant group or side group is a group of molecules attached to a backbone chain of a long molecule. Usually, this molecule would be a polymer. For example, the phenyl groups are the pendant groups on a polystyrene chain. Large, bulky pendant groups such as adamantyl usually raise the glass transition t...
Pendant group A pendant group or side group is a group of molecules attached to a backbone chain of a long molecule. Usually, this molecule would be a polymer.[1] For example, the phenyl groups are the pendant groups on a polystyrene chain. Large, bulky pendant groups such as adamantyl usually raise the glass transiti...
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Penicilliosis
Penicilliosis # Overview Penicilliosis is an infection caused by Penicillium marneffei. Once considered rare, its occurrence has increased due to AIDS. It is now the third most common opportunistic infection (after extrapulmonary tuberculosis and cryptococcosis) in HIV-positive individuals within the endemic area of S...
Penicilliosis For patient information click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Penicilliosis is an infection caused by Penicillium marneffei. Once considered rare, its occurrence has increased due to AIDS. It is now the third most common opportunistic infection (after extrapulmonary tu...
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Penis removal
Penis removal In ancient civilizations, removal of the human penis was sometimes used as a means of demonstrating superiority: armies were sometimes known to sever the penises of their enemies to count the dead, as well as for trophies, although usually only the foreskins were taken. The practice of castration (remova...
Penis removal Editor-in-Chief: Joel Gelman, M.D. [1], Director of the Center for Reconstructive Urology and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Urology at the University of California, Irvine In ancient civilizations, removal of the human penis was sometimes used as a means of demonstrating super...
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Pentachromacy
Pentachromacy Pentachromacy is the condition of possessing five independent channels for conveying color information. Organisms with pentachromacy are called pentachromats. For these organisms, the perceptual effect of any arbitrarily chosen light from its visible spectrum can be matched by a mixture of no more than fi...
Pentachromacy Pentachromacy is the condition of possessing five independent channels for conveying color information. Organisms with pentachromacy are called pentachromats. For these organisms, the perceptual effect of any arbitrarily chosen light from its visible spectrum can be matched by a mixture of no more than f...
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Peptidoglycan
Peptidoglycan Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of eubacteria. The sugar component consists of alternating residues of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid residues. Attached to the N-...
Peptidoglycan Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of eubacteria. The sugar component consists of alternating residues of β-(1,4) linked N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid residues. Attached to the N...
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Pericoronitis
Pericoronitis # Overview Pericoronitis is a common problem in young adults with partial tooth impactions. It occurs when the tissue around the wisdom tooth has become infected because bacteria have invaded the area. Food impaction and caries (tooth cavity) are also problems associated with third molar pain. Treatment ...
Pericoronitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Pericoronitis is a common problem in young adults with partial tooth impactions. It occurs when the tissue around the wisdom tooth has become infected because bacteria have invaded the area. Food impaction and caries (tooth cavity) are also p...
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Perihepatitis
Perihepatitis # Overview Perihepatitis is inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver. Perihepatitis is often caused by one of the inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, known collectively as Pelvic inflammatory disease. Some patients have sharp right upper abdominal quadrant pain....
Perihepatitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Perihepatitis is inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver. Perihepatitis is often caused by one of the inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, known collectively as Pelvic inflammatory disease. Some pati...
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Perineal tear
Perineal tear # Overview In obstetrics, a perineal tear is a spontaneous (unintended) laceration of the skin and other soft tissue structures which, in women, separate the vagina from the anus. Perineal tears mainly occur in women as a result of vaginal childbirth, which strains the perineum. Tears vary widely in seve...
Perineal tear Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [5] # Overview In obstetrics, a perineal tear is a spontaneous (unintended) laceration of the skin and other soft tissue structures which, in women, separate the vagina from the anus. Perineal tears mainly occur in women as a result of vaginal childbirth, w...
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Period (gene)
Period (gene) Period (per) is a gene located on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. Oscillations in levels of both per transcript and its corresponding protein PER have a period of approximately 24 hours and together play a central role in the molecular mechanism of the Drosophila biological clock driving cir...
Period (gene) Period (per) is a gene located on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster. Oscillations in levels of both per transcript and its corresponding protein PER have a period of approximately 24 hours and together play a central role in the molecular mechanism of the Drosophila biological clock driving ci...
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Periodic acid
Periodic acid Periodic acid is HIO4 or H5IO6. In dilute solution, periodic acid exists as H+ and IO4−. When more concentrated, orthoperiodic acid, H5IO6, is formed. This can be obtained as a crystalline solid. Orthoperiodic acid can be dehydrated to metaperiodic acid, HIO4. Further heating gives diiodine pentoxide ...
Periodic acid Template:Chembox new Periodic acid[1] is HIO4 or H5IO6. In dilute solution, periodic acid exists as H+ and IO4−. When more concentrated, orthoperiodic acid, H5IO6, is formed. This can be obtained as a crystalline solid. Orthoperiodic acid can be dehydrated to metaperiodic acid, HIO4. Further heating ...
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Perpendicular
Perpendicular In geometry, two lines or planes (or a line and a plane), are considered perpendicular (or orthogonal) to each other if they form congruent adjacent angles. The term may be used as a noun or adjective. Thus, referring to Figure 1, the line AB is the perpendicular to CD through the point B. Note that by...
Perpendicular In geometry, two lines or planes (or a line and a plane), are considered perpendicular (or orthogonal) to each other if they form congruent adjacent angles. The term may be used as a noun or adjective. Thus, referring to Figure 1, the line AB is the perpendicular to CD through the point B. Note that b...
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Perseveration
Perseveration # Overview Perseveration is defined as uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder. If an issue has been fully breached and discussed to a point of resoluti...
Perseveration Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] # Overview Perseveration is defined as uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by brain injury or other organic disorder. If an issue has been...
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Peter Breggin
Peter Breggin Peter R. Breggin is a controversial American psychiatrist, best known as a leader of Anti-psychiatry movement. He is a critic of biological psychiatry and psychiatric medication, and as the author of books such as Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, Talking Back to Ritalin, and Brain-Disabling Treat...
Peter Breggin Peter R. Breggin is a controversial American psychiatrist, best known as a leader of Anti-psychiatry movement. He is a critic of biological psychiatry and psychiatric medication, and as the author of books such as Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, Talking Back to Ritalin, and Brain-Disabling Trea...
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Temporal bone
Temporal bone The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull. The temporal bone supports that part of the face known as the temple. # Parts Each consists of five parts: - Squama temporalis - Mastoid portion - Petrous portion - Tympanic part - Styloid process (temporal) # Composition The structure ...
Temporal bone Template:Infobox Bone Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull. The temporal bone supports that part of the face known as the temple. # Parts Each consists of five parts: - Squama temporalis - Mastoid portion - Petrous portion ...
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Phage therapy
Phage therapy Phage therapy is the therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections. Bacteriophages, or "phages" are viruses that invade only bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, cause the bacterium to burst and die, thus releasing more phages. Phage therapy is one of the ...
Phage therapy Phage therapy is the therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections. Bacteriophages, or "phages" are viruses that invade only bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, cause the bacterium to burst and die, thus releasing more phages. Phage therapy is one of the...
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Phenylalanine
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Phencyclidine
Phencyclidine # Overview Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and neurotoxic effects. It was first patented in 1952 by the Parke-Davis pharmaceutical company and marketed un...
Phencyclidine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Phencyclidine (a contraction of the chemical name phenylcyclohexylpiperidine), abbreviated PCP, is a dissociative drug formerly used as an anesthetic agent, exhibiting hallucinogenic and n...
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Phenmetrazine
Phenmetrazine Phenmetrazine is a stimulant of the central nervous system. It was previously sold under the trade name Preludin as an anorectic. Preludin has since been removed from the market. It was initially replaced by the weaker analogue Phendimetrazine (Bontril), but this is now only rarely prescribed, due to prob...
Phenmetrazine Phenmetrazine is a stimulant of the central nervous system. It was previously sold under the trade name Preludin as an anorectic. Preludin has since been removed from the market. It was initially replaced by the weaker analogue Phendimetrazine (Bontril), but this is now only rarely prescribed, due to pro...
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Phenoperidine
Phenoperidine # Overview Phenoperidine, marketed as its hydrochloride as Operidine or Lealgin, is an opioid used as a general anesthetic. It is a derivative of isonipecotic acid, like pethidine, and is metabolized in part to norpethidine. It is 20-200 times as potent as pethidine as an analgesic. In humans 1 milligram...
Phenoperidine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Phenoperidine, marketed as its hydrochloride as Operidine or Lealgin, is an opioid used as a general anesthetic. It is a derivative of isonipecotic acid, like pethidine, and is metabolized in part to norpethidine. It is 20-200 times as potent...
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Phenylacetone
Phenylacetone Phenylacetone, sometimes abbreviated P2P is an organic compound. It is a clear oil with a refractive index of 1.5168. This chemical is used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine. Due to the illicit uses in clandestine chemistry, it was made a controlled substance in 1979 in the United Stat...
Phenylacetone Template:Chembox new Phenylacetone, sometimes abbreviated P2P is an organic compound. It is a clear oil with a refractive index of 1.5168. This chemical is used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine. Due to the illicit uses in clandestine chemistry, it was made a controlled substance in 1...
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Phenylethanol
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Phospholamban
Phospholamban Phospholamban, also known as PLN or PLB, is a micropeptide protein that in humans is encoded by the PLN gene. Phospholamban is a 52-amino acid integral membrane protein that regulates the Calcium (Ca2+) pump in cardiac muscle cells. # Function This protein is found as a pentamer and is a major substrate ...
Phospholamban Phospholamban, also known as PLN or PLB, is a micropeptide protein that in humans is encoded by the PLN gene.[1] Phospholamban is a 52-amino acid integral membrane protein that regulates the Calcium (Ca2+) pump in cardiac muscle cells.[2] # Function This protein is found as a pentamer and is a major sub...
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Photomedicine
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Photoreceptor
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Phototoxicity
Phototoxicity Phototoxicity is a phenomenon known in live-cell, where illuminating a fluorescent molecule (the fluorescently active site is called a fluorophore) causes the selective death of the cells expressing it. # In fluorescence microscopy While not completely understood, it seems to be clear that the main cause...
Phototoxicity Phototoxicity is a phenomenon known in live-cell, where illuminating a fluorescent molecule (the fluorescently active site is called a fluorophore) causes the selective death of the cells expressing it. # In fluorescence microscopy While not completely understood, it seems to be clear that the main caus...
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Phrenic nerve
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Phytochemical
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Pierre Potain
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Pili annulati
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Pilomatricoma
Pilomatricoma # Overview Pilomatricoma, also known as a calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, Malherbe calcifying epithelioma, and Pilomatrixoma, is a benign skin tumor derived from the hair matrix.:670 # Histologic features Pilomatricomas consist of anucleate squamous cells (called "ghost cells"), benign viable squamo...
Pilomatricoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2] # Overview Pilomatricoma, also known as a calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe,[1] Malherbe calcifying epithelioma, and Pilomatrixoma, is a benign skin tumor derived from the hair matrix.[2]:670[3] # ...
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Pisiform bone
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Pivmecillinam
Pivmecillinam # Overview Pivmecillinam (INN) or amdinocillin pivoxil (USAN, trade names Selexid, Penomax and Coactabs) is an orally active prodrug of mecillinam, an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. Pivmecillinam is the pivaloyloxymethyl ester of mecillinam. Neither drug is available in the United States. Pivme...
Pivmecillinam Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Pivmecillinam (INN) or amdinocillin pivoxil (USAN, trade names Selexid, Penomax and Coactabs) is an orally active prodrug of mecillinam, an extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. Pivmecillinam is the pivaloyloxymethyl ester of mecillinam. N...
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Plakophilin-2
Plakophilin-2 Plakophilin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PKP2 gene. Plakophilin 2 is expressed in skin and cardiac muscle, where it functions to link cadherins to intermediate filaments in the cytoskeleton. In cardiac muscle, plakophilin-2 is found in desmosome structures located within intercalated di...
Plakophilin-2 Plakophilin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PKP2 gene.[1][2] Plakophilin 2 is expressed in skin and cardiac muscle, where it functions to link cadherins to intermediate filaments in the cytoskeleton. In cardiac muscle, plakophilin-2 is found in desmosome structures located within intercal...
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Plant cuticle
Plant cuticle Plant cuticles are a protective waxy covering produced only by the epidermal cells of leaves, young shoots and all other aerial plant organs without periderm. The cuticle tends to be thicker on the top of the leaf, but is not always thicker in xerophytic plants living in dry climates than in mesophytic...
Plant cuticle Plant cuticles are a protective waxy covering produced only by the epidermal cells [1] of leaves, young shoots and all other aerial plant organs without periderm. The cuticle tends to be thicker on the top of the leaf, but is not always thicker in xerophytic plants living in dry climates than in mesoph...
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Platensimycin
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Point process
Point process In mathematics, a point process is a random element whose values are "point patterns" on a set S. While in the exact mathematical definition a point pattern is specified as a locally finite counting measure, it is sufficient for more applied purposes to think of a point pattern as a countable subset of S ...
Point process In mathematics, a point process is a random element whose values are "point patterns" on a set S. While in the exact mathematical definition a point pattern is specified as a locally finite counting measure, it is sufficient for more applied purposes to think of a point pattern as a countable subset of S...
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Poland Spring
Poland Spring Poland Spring is a brand of bottled water manufactured by a subsidiary of Nestlé. It was founded in 1845 by Hiram Ricker. Contrary to popular belief, Poland Spring water does not all come from the town of Poland, Maine. Poland Spring water is derived from multiple sources in the state of Maine, includin...
Poland Spring Poland Spring is a brand of bottled water manufactured by a subsidiary of Nestlé.[1] It was founded in 1845 by Hiram Ricker. Contrary to popular belief, Poland Spring water does not all come from the town of Poland, Maine. Poland Spring water is derived from multiple sources in the state of Maine, incl...
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Pollicization
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Polycarbophil
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Polymer blend
Polymer blend A polymer blend, polymer alloy, or polymer mixture is a member of a class of materials analogous to metal alloys, in which two or more polymers are blended together to create a new material with different physical properties. Polymer blends can be broadly divided into three categories: miscible, partial...
Polymer blend A polymer blend, polymer alloy, or polymer mixture is a member of a class of materials analogous to metal alloys, in which two or more polymers are blended together to create a new material with different physical properties. [1] Polymer blends can be broadly divided into three categories: miscible, par...
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Polyphosphate
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Polysomnogram
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Polythiophene
Polythiophene Polythiophenes (PTs) result from the polymerization of thiophenes, a sulfur heterocycle, that can become conducting when electrons are added or removed from the conjugated π-orbitals via doping. The study of polythiophenes has intensified over the last three decades. The maturation of the field of conduct...
Polythiophene Polythiophenes (PTs) result from the polymerization of thiophenes, a sulfur heterocycle, that can become conducting when electrons are added or removed from the conjugated π-orbitals via doping. The study of polythiophenes has intensified over the last three decades. The maturation of the field of conduc...
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Pores of Kohn
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Porokeratosis
Porokeratosis # Overview Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of keratinization that is characterized histologically by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.:532 # Types Porokeratosis may be ...
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Pradofloxacin
Pradofloxacin # Overview Pradofloxacin (trade name Veraflox) is a 3rd generation enhanced spectrum veterinary antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone class. It was developed by Bayer HealthCare AG, Animal Health GmbH, and received approval from the European Commission in April 2011 for prescription-only use in veterinary me...
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Transthyretin
Transthyretin Transthyretin (TTR or TBPA) is a transport protein in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid that carries the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol-binding protein bound to retinol. This is how transthyretin gained its name: transports thyroxine and retinol. The liver secretes transthyretin into the blood...
Transthyretin Transthyretin (TTR or TBPA) is a transport protein in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid that carries the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4) and retinol-binding protein bound to retinol. This is how transthyretin gained its name: transports thyroxine and retinol. The liver secretes transthyretin into the bloo...
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Prednicarbate
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Premedication
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Prenatal care
Prenatal care # Overview 'Prenatal care' refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible (through recommendations on adequate nutrition, exercise, vitamin intake etc), and to direct the wo...
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Preparation H
Preparation H Preparation H is a popular brand of medications used in the treatment of hemorrhoids. It was originally packaged in a tube like toothpaste, with a similar consistency. Wyeth, the maker of Preparation H, has also released the product in a suppository form, which is not as popular as the cream. Preparation...
Preparation H Preparation H is a popular brand of medications used in the treatment of hemorrhoids. It was originally packaged in a tube like toothpaste, with a similar consistency. Wyeth, the maker of Preparation H, has also released the product in a suppository form, which is not as popular as the cream. Preparatio...
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Septum primum
Septum primum # Overview The cavity of the primitive atrium becomes subdivided into right and left chambers by a septum, the septum primum, which grows downward into the cavity. # Pathophysiology ## Gross Pathology - Atrial Septal Defect, Septum Primum; View from Right Atrium (a 4 month old baby) - Atrial Septal Def...
Septum primum Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The cavity of the primitive atrium becomes subdivided into right and left chambers by a septum, the septum primum, which grows downward into the cavity. # Pathophysiology ## Gross Pathology - Atrial Septal Defect, Septum Primum; View from R...
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Primula veris
Primula veris Primula veris (Cowslip; syn. Primula officinalis Hill) is a flowering plant in the genus Primula. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of north-westScotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney. It i...
Primula veris Primula veris (Cowslip; syn. Primula officinalis Hill) is a flowering plant in the genus Primula. The species is native throughout most of temperate Europe and Asia, and although absent from more northerly areas including much of north-westScotland, it reappears in northernmost Sutherland and Orkney[1]. ...
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Pristinamycin
Pristinamycin # Overview Pristinamycin (INN), also spelled pristinamycine, is an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections. It is a streptogramin group antibiotic, similar to virginiamycin, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces pristina s...
Pristinamycin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Pristinamycin (INN), also spelled pristinamycine, is an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections. It is a streptogramin group antibiotic, similar to virginiamycin...
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Proarrhythmia
Proarrhythmia Proarrhythmia is a new or more frequent occurrence of pre-existing arrhythmias, paradoxically precipitated by antiarrhythmic therapy, which means it is a side-effect associated with the administration of some existing antiarrhythmic drugs, as well as drugs for other indications. In other words, it is a t...
Proarrhythmia Proarrhythmia is a new or more frequent occurrence of pre-existing arrhythmias, paradoxically precipitated by antiarrhythmic therapy, which means it is a side-effect associated with the administration of some existing antiarrhythmic drugs, as well as drugs for other indications. In other words, it is a ...
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Procalcitonin
Procalcitonin # Overview Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which is involved with calcium homeostasis, and is produced by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. It is there that procalcitonin is cleaved into calcitonin, katacalcin and a protein residue. It is not released into the blood stream...
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Project Harar
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Pronunciation
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Prostaglandin
Prostaglandin # Overview A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body. Every prostaglandin contains 20 carbon atoms, including a 5-carbon ring. They are mediators and have a variety of strong physiological ef...
Prostaglandin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] # Overview A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body. Every prostaglandin contains 20 carbon atoms, including a 5-carbon ring. They are med...
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Prostatectomy
Prostatectomy Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. # Overview A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. Abnormalities of the prostate, such as a tumour, or if the gland itself becomes enlarged for any reason, can restrict the normal flow of urine along the urethra. # Prostatectomy There...
Prostatectomy Template:Interventions infobox Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. # Overview A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. Abnormalities of the prostate, such as a tumour, or if the gland itself becomes enlarged for any reason, can restrict the normal flow of urine along the...
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Protothecosis
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Protriptyline
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Proventil HFA
Proventil HFA Synonyms / Brand Names: # Dosing and Administration General treatment For treatment of acute episodes of bronchospasm or prevention of asthmatic symptoms, the usual dosage for adults and children 4 years of age and older is two inhalations repeated every 4 to 6 hours. More frequent administration or a la...
Proventil HFA Synonyms / Brand Names: Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Dosing and Administration General treatment For treatment of acute episodes of bronchospasm or prevention of asthmatic symptoms, the usual dosage for adults and children 4 years of age and older is two inhalations repeated ever...
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Prulifloxacin
Prulifloxacin # Overview Prulifloxacin is an older synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone drug class undergoing clinical trials prior to a possible NDA (New Drug Application) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a prodrug which is metabolized in the body to the active compound uliflox...
Prulifloxacin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Prulifloxacin is an older synthetic antibiotic of the fluoroquinolone drug class[1][2] undergoing clinical trials prior to a possible NDA (New Drug Application) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a prodrug which ...
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Psychasthenia
Psychasthenia # Overview A psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety. The term is no longer in psychiatric diagnostic use, although it still forms one of the ten clinical subscales of the popular self-report personality inventories MMPI-I and MMPI-II. # Presentatio...
Psychasthenia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A psychological disorder characterized by phobias, obsessions, compulsions, or excessive anxiety[1]. The term is no longer in psychiatric diagnostic use, although it still forms one of the ten clinical subscales of the popular self-report per...
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Psychometrics
Psychometrics Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the study of differences between individuals and betwe...
Psychometrics Template:Psychology Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. The field is primarily concerned with the study of differences between ...
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Psychosurgery
Psychosurgery Psychosurgery is a term for surgeries of the brain involving procedures that modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate severe mental illness. It was originally thought that by severing the nerves that give power to ideas you would ac...
Psychosurgery Psychosurgery is a term for surgeries of the brain involving procedures that modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate severe mental illness. It was originally thought that by severing the nerves that give power to ideas you would a...
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy # Overview Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. This usually includes increasing individual sense of well-being and reducing subjective discomforting experience. Psychotherapists employ a range of techniques base...
Psychotherapy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. This usually includes increasing individual sense of well-being and reducing subjective discomforting experience...
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Public health
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Purdue Pharma
Purdue Pharma Purdue Pharma L.P., is privately-held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians. It is located in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue is best known for painkillers, but they have also branched into other areas such as oncology and nutraceuticals. In its early years, Purdue was known for its antiseptic produc...
Purdue Pharma Purdue Pharma L.P., is privately-held pharmaceutical company founded by physicians. It is located in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue is best known for painkillers, but they have also branched into other areas such as oncology and nutraceuticals. In its early years, Purdue was known for its antiseptic produ...
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Puumala virus
Puumala virus - Puumala virus is a species of hantavirus, and causes nephropathia epidemica. It is common in northern Europe and Russia. - The bank vole acts as a reservoir for the virus, and nephropathia epidemica therefore peaks at the same time the population of these voles, typically every 3 to 4 years. Farmers are...
Puumala virus - Puumala virus is a species of hantavirus, and causes nephropathia epidemica. It is common in northern Europe and Russia. - The bank vole acts as a reservoir for the virus, and nephropathia epidemica therefore peaks at the same time the population of these voles, typically every 3 to 4 years. Farmers ar...
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Quadrate bone
Quadrate bone The quadrate bone is part of the skull in most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids ("reptiles"), birds and early synapsids. In these animals it connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal in the skull, and forms part of the jaw joint (the other part is the articular bone at the rear end of the low...
Quadrate bone The quadrate bone is part of the skull in most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids ("reptiles"), birds and early synapsids. In these animals it connects to the quadratojugal and squamosal in the skull, and forms part of the jaw joint (the other part is the articular bone at the rear end of the lo...
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Quantum state
Quantum state In quantum physics, a quantum state is a mathematical object that fully describes a quantum system. One typically imagines some experimental apparatus and procedure which "prepares" this quantum state; the mathematical object then reflects the setup of the apparatus. Quantum states can be statistically mi...
Quantum state Template:Quantum mechanics In quantum physics, a quantum state is a mathematical object that fully describes a quantum system. One typically imagines some experimental apparatus and procedure which "prepares" this quantum state; the mathematical object then reflects the setup of the apparatus. Quantum st...
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Quantum yield
Quantum yield # Overview The quantum yield of a radiation-induced process is the number of times that a defined event occurs per photon absorbed by the system. Thus, the quantum yield is a measure of the efficiency with which absorbed light produces some effect. For example, in a chemical photodegradation process, wh...
Quantum yield # Overview The quantum yield of a radiation-induced process is the number of times that a defined event occurs per photon absorbed by the system. Thus, the quantum yield is a measure of the efficiency with which absorbed light produces some effect. For example, in a chemical photodegradation process, wh...
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Quaternium-15
Quaternium-15 Quaternium-15 is a preservative found in many cosmetics and industrial substances that releases formaldehyde. It can be found in numerous sources, including but not limited to: mascara, eyeliner, moisturizer, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, nail polish, personal lubricants, soaps, body wash, baby lotion or ...
Quaternium-15 Quaternium-15 is a preservative found in many cosmetics and industrial substances that releases formaldehyde. It can be found in numerous sources, including but not limited to: mascara, eyeliner, moisturizer, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, nail polish, personal lubricants, soaps, body wash, baby lotion or...
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Quest Academy
Quest Academy Quest Academy is a small independent school for gifted and talented children located in Palatine, Illinois. The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, and it is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association for Gifted C...
Quest Academy Template:Infobox School Quest Academy is a small independent school for gifted and talented children located in Palatine, Illinois.[1] The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, and it is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Natio...
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REGRESS Trial
REGRESS Trial # Objective To evaluate the effects of cholesterol lowering therapy, using a hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (pravastatin) in symptomatic men with coronary artery disease (CAD). # Methods Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study (REGRESS) was a multicentered, prospective, double-b...
REGRESS Trial Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Objective To evaluate the effects of cholesterol lowering therapy, using a hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (pravastatin) in symptomatic men with coronary artery disease (CAD). # Methods Regression Growth Evaluation Statin Study ...
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Race for Life
Race for Life Race for Life is a series of UK-wide women-only fundraising events organised by the British charity Cancer Research UK. Although participation is limited to women, men can get involved by volunteering and marshalling at the event . Race for Life involves running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course an...
Race for Life Race for Life is a series of UK-wide women-only fundraising events organised by the British charity Cancer Research UK. Although participation is limited to women, men can get involved by volunteering and marshalling at the event [1]. Race for Life involves running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre cours...
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Rachel Morris
Rachel Morris Rachel Morris DHP, MCAP is a British psychotherapist and counsellor who practises in Manchester, UK. Morris has appeared as an expert on several television programmes including Little Angels and Say No to the Knife for BBC Three, Would Like to Meet, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Big Brother's Little Brother and...
Rachel Morris Rachel Morris DHP, MCAP is a British psychotherapist and counsellor who practises in Manchester, UK.[1] Morris has appeared as an expert on several television programmes including Little Angels and Say No to the Knife for BBC Three,[2][3] Would Like to Meet, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Big Brother's Little B...
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Radial artery
Radial artery # Overview In human anatomy, the radial artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the lateral aspect of the forearm. # Course The radial artery arises from the bifurcation of the brachial artery in the cubital fossa. It runs distally down the anterior part of the forearm. There, it se...
Radial artery Template:Infobox Artery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In human anatomy, the radial artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the lateral aspect of the forearm. # Course The radial artery arises from the bifurcation of the brachial artery in the cubital f...
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Ran (protein)
Ran (protein) Ran (RAs-related Nuclear protein) also known as GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAN gene. Ran is a small 25 kDa protein that is involved in transport into and out of the cell nucleus during interphase and also involved in mitosis. It is a member of the Ras sup...
Ran (protein) Ran (RAs-related Nuclear protein) also known as GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RAN gene. Ran is a small 25 kDa protein that is involved in transport into and out of the cell nucleus during interphase and also involved in mitosis. It is a member of the Ras su...
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Randomization
Randomization Randomization is the process of making something random; this can mean: - Generating a random permutation of a sequence (such as when shuffling cards). - Selecting a random sample of a population (important in statistical sampling). - Generating random numbers: see Random number generation. # Application...
Randomization Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Randomization is the process of making something random; this can mean: - Generating a random permutation of a sequence (such as when shuffling cards). - Selecting a random sample of a population (important in statistical sampling). - Generating random n...
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Rankine scale
Rankine scale Rankine is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859. The symbol is R (or Ra if necessary to distinguish it from the Rømer and Réaumur scales). As with the Kelvin scale (symbol: K), zero on the Rankin...
Rankine scale Template:Temperature Rankine is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859. The symbol is R (or Ra if necessary to distinguish it from the Rømer and Réaumur scales). As with the Kelvin scale (symbol: ...
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Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "buttercup family" or "crowfoot family". The family name is derived from the genus Ranunculus. Members include Anemone (anemones), Ranunculus (buttercups), Aconitum (aconite), and Clematis. Ranuncula is Late Latin for "little frog," the dimi...
Ranunculaceae Ranunculaceae is a family of flowering plants also known as the "buttercup family" or "crowfoot family". The family name is derived from the genus Ranunculus. Members include Anemone (anemones), Ranunculus (buttercups), Aconitum (aconite), and Clematis. Ranuncula is Late Latin for "little frog," the dim...
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Raphael House
Raphael House Raphael House is an innovative shelter in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, California which provides transitional housing and support programs for parents and children who are suffering from homelessness. Established in 1971 at Gough and McAllister Streets, Raphael House was the first shelter for homeless ...
Raphael House Raphael House is an innovative shelter in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, California[1][2] which provides transitional housing and support programs for parents and children who are suffering from homelessness. Established in 1971 at Gough and McAllister Streets,[3] Raphael House was the first shelter for...
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Rapport (NLP)
Rapport (NLP) Rapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective, being in "sync", being on the same wavelength as the person you are talking to. This article discusses rapport from a neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) perspective # Expl...
Rapport (NLP) Template:Neuro-linguistic programming Rapport is one of the most important features or characteristics of unconscious human interaction. It is commonality of perspective, being in "sync", being on the same wavelength as the person you are talking to. This article discusses rapport from a neuro-linguisti...
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Ras (protein)
Ras (protein) # Overview In molecular biology, Ras is the name of a protein, the gene that encodes it, and the family and superfamily (see Ras superfamily) of proteins to which it belongs. The ras oncogene is a signal transduction protein, which means that it communicates signals to other cells. Sometimes a DNA mutati...
Ras (protein) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In molecular biology, Ras is the name of a protein, the gene that encodes it, and the family and superfamily (see Ras superfamily) of proteins to which it belongs. The ras oncogene is a signal transduction protein, which means that it communi...
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Rate equation
Rate equation The rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is an equation which links the reaction rate with concentrations or pressures of reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders). To determine the rate equation for a particular system one combines the reacti...
Rate equation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The rate law or rate equation for a chemical reaction is an equation which links the reaction rate with concentrations or pressures of reactants and constant parameters (normally rate coefficients and partial reaction orders). [1] To determine the rate e...
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Reading frame
Reading frame In biology, a reading frame is a contiguous and non-overlapping set of three-nucleotide codons in DNA or RNA. There are 3 possible reading frames in a mRNA strand and six in a double stranded DNA molecule due to the two strands from which transcription is possible. This leads to the possibility of overlap...
Reading frame In biology, a reading frame is a contiguous and non-overlapping set of three-nucleotide codons in DNA or RNA. There are 3 possible reading frames in a mRNA strand and six in a double stranded DNA molecule due to the two strands from which transcription is possible. This leads to the possibility of overla...
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RecQ helicase
RecQ helicase RecQ helicase is a family of helicase enzymes initially found in Escherichia coli that has been shown to be important in genome maintenance. They function through catalyzing the reaction ATP + H2O → ADP + P and thus driving the unwinding of paired DNA and translocating in the 3' to 5' direction. These en...
RecQ helicase RecQ helicase is a family of helicase enzymes initially found in Escherichia coli[1] that has been shown to be important in genome maintenance.[2][3][4] They function through catalyzing the reaction ATP + H2O → ADP + P and thus driving the unwinding of paired DNA and translocating in the 3' to 5' direct...
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Rectus sheath
Rectus sheath The Rectus sheath is formed by the aponeuroses of the Obliqui and Transversus. It contains the Rectus abdominis and Pyramidalis muscles. It can be divided into anterior and posterior laminae. The arrangement of the layers has important variations at different locations in the body. # Below the costal mar...
Rectus sheath Template:Infobox Anatomy The Rectus sheath is formed by the aponeuroses of the Obliqui and Transversus. It contains the Rectus abdominis and Pyramidalis muscles. It can be divided into anterior[1] and posterior[2] laminae. The arrangement of the layers has important variations at different locations in t...
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Reed Elsevier
Reed Elsevier Reed Elsevier is a global publisher and information provider. It came into being fall 1992 as the result of a merger between Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and the Dutch science publisher Elsevier NV, forming the Reed Elsevier group, a dual-listed company consisting of Re...
Reed Elsevier Template:Infobox Company Reed Elsevier is a global publisher and information provider. It came into being fall 1992 as the result of a merger between Reed International, a British trade book and magazine publisher, and the Dutch science publisher Elsevier NV,[1] forming the Reed Elsevier group, a dual-li...
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Referred pain
Referred pain # Overview Referred pain is a very unpleasant sensation localized to an area separate from the site of the causative injury or other painful stimulation. Often, referred pain arises when a nerve is compressed or damaged at or near its origin. In this circumstance, the sensation of pain will generally be...
Referred pain Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Assistant Editor-in-Chief: Soumya Sachdeva, # Overview Referred pain is a very unpleasant sensation localized to an area separate from the site of the causative injury or other painful stimulation. Often, referred pain arises when a nerve is compressed...
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Reflex hammer
Reflex hammer A reflex hammer is a medical instrument used by physicians to test deep tendon reflexes. Testing for reflexes is an important part of the neurological physical examination in order to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system. Reflex hammers can also be used for chest percussion. ...
Reflex hammer A reflex hammer is a medical instrument used by physicians to test deep tendon reflexes. Testing for reflexes is an important part of the neurological physical examination in order to detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system. Reflex hammers can also be used for chest percussion.[...
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Refrigeration
Refrigeration Refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and rejecting it elsewhere for the primary purpose of lowering the temperature of the enclosed space or substance and then maintaining that lower temperature. The term cooling refers generally to any natural or art...
Refrigeration Refrigeration is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space, or from a substance, and rejecting it elsewhere for the primary purpose of lowering the temperature of the enclosed space or substance and then maintaining that lower temperature. The term cooling refers generally to any natural or ar...
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Reinforcement
Reinforcement In operant conditioning, reinforcement is an increase in the strength of a response following the change in environment immediately following that response. Response strength can be assessed by measures such as the frequency with which the response is made (for example, a pigeon may peck a key more times ...
Reinforcement In operant conditioning, reinforcement is an increase in the strength of a response following the change in environment immediately following that response.[1] Response strength can be assessed by measures such as the frequency with which the response is made (for example, a pigeon may peck a key more ti...
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Relative risk
Relative risk In statistics and mathematical epidemiology, relative risk (RR) is the risk of an event (or of developing a disease) relative to exposure. Relative risk is a ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the exposed group versus the control (non-exposed) group. For example, if the probability of dev...
Relative risk In statistics and mathematical epidemiology, relative risk (RR) is the risk of an event (or of developing a disease) relative to exposure. Relative risk is a ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the exposed group versus the control (non-exposed) group. For example, if the probability of de...
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