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Fathers of the Church Fathers of the Church
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Nausea and Vomiting Nausea and Vomiting
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JURIS DOCTOR The degree awarded to an individual upon the successful completion of law school. Juris doctor, or doctor of jurisprudence, commonly abbreviated J.D., is the degree commonly conferred by law schools. It is required in all states except California (which includes an option called law... Read more
Animal Magnetism Animal Magnetism
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Gaspard Bauhin Gaspard Bauhin
Gaspard Bauhin , 1560-1624, Swiss botanist and doctor of medicine, of French descent. His early classification of plants by genus and species in his chief work, the Pinax theatri botanici (1623), anticipated the binomial arrangement of Linnaeus. Bauhin reformed anatomical nomenclature, especially... Read more
harmattan harmattan
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PATIENTS' RIGHTS The legal interests of persons who submit to medical treatment. For many years, common medical practice meant that physicians made decisions for their patients. This paternalistic view has gradually been supplanted by one promoting patient autonomy, whereby patients and doctors... Read more
Jane Alexander Jane Alexander
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