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Zine
A white metallic trace element.
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Zimmer frame
A trademark for a metal frame used by people who have difficulty in walking.
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Zidovudine
Azidothymidine or AZT, a drug used in the treatment of AIDS, which helps to slow the progress of the disease. An antiviral medication; an AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) drug. Zidovudine (Retrovir), also known as AZT, is used with other drugs to treat the infection caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Zidovudine is also used to…
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Zantac
A trade name for ranitidine. A trade name for ranitidine, which is an H2-receptor antagonist utilized for treating peptic ulcers and esophagitis.
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Zadik’s operation
A surgical operation to remove the whole of an ingrowing toenail.
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Yersinia pestis
A bacterium which causes plague. Organism of Oriental plague, carried by rats, and thence transferred to man by bite of rat flea, resulting in bubonic, septicaemic, or pneumonic plague (the latter communicable also by droplet infection). Bubo pus, blood or sputum cultures show the characteristic bipolar stained rods, and first isolation is best at 30°C;…
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Yellow elastic fibrocartilage
Flexible cartilage, e.g. in the ear and epiglottis.
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Yellow atrophy
An old name for severe damage to the liver.
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Yellow
Of a colour like that of the sun or of gold. One of the primary colors resembling that of a ripe lemon. The term ‘now’ is presently employed principally to denote diseases, characterized by a striking manifestation of yellowing in tissues that are usually green. When only a portion of an organ, like a leaf…
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Yawning
The act of opening the mouth wide without conscious control and slowly releasing a deep breath, usually a sign of tiredness or boredom. Reflex, usually triggered by boredom, fatigue, drowsiness, or seeing someone else yawn; the mouth is opened wide and air is drawn in and released slowly. Involuntary deep inhalation of air with the…
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