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21Gayelord Hauser — Dr. Benjamin Gayelord Hauser (1895 1984), popularly known as Gayelord Hauser, was an American nutritionist, self help author, and promoter of the natural way of eating during the mid 20th century. He promoted foods rich in vitamin B and… …
22actinomycosis — actinomycotic /ak tin oh muy kot ik, ak teuh noh /, adj. /ak tin oh muy koh sis, ak teuh noh /, n. Vet. Pathol., Pathol. an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and… …
23devitalize — devitalization, n. /dee vuyt l uyz /, v.t., devitalized, devitalizing. to deprive of vitality or vital properties; make lifeless; weaken. Also, esp. Brit., devitalise. [1840 50; DE + VITALIZE] * * * …
24frostbite — /frawst buyt , frost /, n., v., frostbit, frostbitten, frostbiting. n. 1. injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene. v.t. 2. to injure by frost or… …
25puerperal fever — Pathol. a systemic bacterial infection of the endometrium characterized by fever, rapid heartbeat, uterine tenderness, and malodorous discharge, chiefly occurring in women after childbirth, usually as the result of unsterile obstetric procedures …
26tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
27Talmud and Midrash — ▪ Judaism Introduction commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only to the Bible (Old Testament). Definition of terms The Hebrew term Talmud (“study” or “learning”) commonly… …
28comedonecrosis — A type of necrosis occurring with glands in which there is central luminal inflam mation with devitalized cells, usually occurring in the breast in intraductal carcinoma. [comedo + necrosis] …
29devitalization — 1. Deprivation of vitality or of vital properties. 2. In dentistry, the process by which tooth pulp is destroyed; e.g., by chemical means, by infection, or by extirpation. * * * de·vi·tal·iza·tion or Brit de·vi·tal·isa·tion …
30mummification — 1. SYN: dry gangrene. 2. Shrivelling of a dead, retained fetus. 3. In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) in order to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally… …
