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Medicine
The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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barbituric acid
Medical; Medicine
A crystalline dibasic acid from which barbital and other barbiturates are derived; has no sedative action.
malonylurea
Medical; Medicine
A crystalline dibasic acid from which barbital and other barbiturates are derived; has no sedative action.
artificial Carlsbad salt
Medical; Medicine
A mixture of potassium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and dried sodium sulfate; a laxative.
Barkman reflex
Medical; Medicine
Contraction of the ipsilateral rectus muscle in response to a stimulus applied to the skin below a nipple.
Bassler sign
Medical; Medicine
In chronic appendicitis, pinching the appendix between the thumb and the iliacus muscle causes sharp pain.
bacterioprotein
Medical; Medicine
One of the proteins within the cells of bacteria; these substances vary in their character and properties.
base of patella
Medical; Medicine
The superior border of the patella, opposite its apex, to which the tendon of the rectus femoris attaches.
