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To or caused by a sudden attack or stroke such as epilepsy.  

A nearly spherical structure made of 20 identical subunits linked at 12 symmetrical corners. Each subunit is an equilateral triangle. Several viruses, including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are icosahedral.  

A toxin present in the roe, spine, or muscle of fish or marine invertebrates.  

A rare form of inherited ichthyosis with lamellar desquamation.  

Linear nevus. The skin contains bands or lines of rough, thick, warty, hypertrophic papillary growths.  

An edible lichen, Cetraria islandica. It is a demulcent that has been promoted as a treatment for bladder, kidney and lung diseases. A lichen that looks similar to Irish moss, but is darker in color, and grows on barren mountains in Iceland and other northern regions. It is sometimes used in cooking in the same…

The recognition of gross conditions and diseases and failure to recognize the great majority of conditions that are mild and not clinically obvious.  

The use of ice applied either directly or in a suitable container to cool an injured area. Ice therapy, at least in the first 24 to 48 hours after injury, is believed to be much more beneficial than heat in treating superficial bruises, contusions, and sprains. The application of cold or of ice water in…