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51syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …
52Ibn al-Nafis — Infobox Muslim scholars | notability = Muslim scholar| era = Islamic Golden Age| color = #cef2e0 | | image caption = Ibn al Nafis| | name = Ala al Din Abu al Hassan Ali ibn Abi Hazm al Qarshi al Dimashqi | title= Ibn al Nafis | birth = 1213 CE |… …
53Glossary of terms associated with diabetes — This page lists and explains terms connected with diabetes. NOTOC A *Acanthosis nigricans A brown to black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin, usually present in the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the axilla, groin,… …
54Circulatory system — This article is about the organ system. For the band, see Circulatory System. For transport in plants, see Vascular tissue. Circulatory system …
55angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
56respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… …
57Periodical Literature, Canada — Periodical Literature Canada † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Periodical Literature (Canada) Under the French domination, periodical literature, still in its infancy in France even as late as the close of the eighteenth century, was totally… …
58Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis — C. H. K. Curtis circa 1913 Born June 18, 1850(1850 06 18) Portland, Maine, U.S …
59Cushing reflex — (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or Cushing s Law) is a physiological nervous system response to increased intracranial pressure (ICP) that… …
60childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… …
