diseases proper to certain regions
121Cholera — Classification and external resources Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae ICD 10 A …
122Cancer — For other uses, see Cancer (disambiguation). Cancer Classification and external resources …
123Serpin — Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. The name serpin is derived from this activity serine protease inhibitors. [cite journal |author=R. Carrell and J.… …
124Western Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction region lying south of the Sahara and east and north of the Atlantic Ocean. It is latitudinally divided into two parallel belts of land: the western portion of the Sudan, a geographic area that stretches across… …
125Human nutrition — For aspects of nutrition science not specific to humans, see Nutrition. Human nutrition is the provision to humans to obtain the materials necessary to support life. In general, humans can survive for two to eight weeks without food, depending on …
126Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv …
127Sushruta Samhita — The Sushruta Samhita is a Sanskrit text on surgery, attributed to Sushruta, (6th century BCE), the father of Surgery .The text as preserved dates to the 3rd or 4th century CE.Amongst the eight divisions of medical knowledge (Ayurveda), surgery… …
128democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… …
