Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).
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When intravenous medications are involved in adverse drug events, their harmful effects may occur more rapidly, and be more severe than errors with oral medications. This is due to the direct administration into the bloodstream.
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Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.
Deducing genotypes of crossed parents
The “Old Man” from La Chapelle shows evidence of extensive tooth loss and bone resorption.
New England children like David, Joanna, and Abigail Mason (painted by an unknown artist around 1670
Major trunk lines carrying long-distance traffic crisscrossed the area east of the Mississippi. The