Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.
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Oxytocin is recommended only for pregnancies that have a medical reason for inducing labor (such as eclampsia) and is not recommended for elective procedures or for making the birthing process more convenient.
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The term pharmacology is derived from the Greek words pharmakon("claim, medicine, poison, or remedy") and logos ("study").
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
Ringworm Areas
The frontal lobe (green) bounded by the Sylvian fissure (yellow line) and central sulcus (red line),