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21Nicholas Biddle (banker) — This article is about Nicholas Biddle the banker. For Nicholas Biddle the naval officer, see Nicholas Biddle (naval officer). Nicholas Biddle portrait by William Inman, c.1830s Born January 8, 1786 …
22John Mayow — Infobox Scientist name = John Mayow box width = image width =150px caption = John Mayow birth date = 24 May 1640 birth place = death date = October 1679 death place = London residence = citizenship = nationality = England ethnicity = field =… …
23Elaterium — is the name of a drug consisting of a sediment deposited by the juice of the fruit of Ecballium Elaterium , the squirting cucumber, a native of the Mediterranean region. The plant, which is a member of the natural order Cucurbitaceae, resembles… …
24Pyrantel pamoate — IUPAC name 4 [(3 Carboxy 2 hydroxynaphthalen 1 yl)methyl] 3 hydroxynaphthalene 2 carboxylic acid; 1 methyl 2 [(E …
25Extensor digitorum reflex — The Extensor digitorum reflex is tested as part of the neurological examination to asses the sensory and motor pathways within the C6 and C7 spinal nerves. It is also know as Braunecker Effenberg reflex, BER.TestingThe test is performed by… …
26spasmodic — adjective /spæzˈmɒd.ɪk,spæzˈmɑ.dɪk/ a) Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles. b) Convulsive; consisting of spasms. See Also: spasm …
27laryngismus — A spasmodic narrowing or closure of the rima glottidis. [L. fr. G. larynx, + ismos, ism] l. stridulus a spasmodic closure of the glottis, causing noisy inspiration. Cf.:laryngitis stridulosa. SYN: pseudocroup, spasmus glottidis. * * * n. closure… …
28vacuole — 1. A minute space in any tissue. 2. A clear space in the substance of a cell, sometimes degenerative in character, sometimes surrounding an englobed foreign body and serving as a temporary cell stomach for the digestion of the …
29Doliolidae — Thaliacea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Tunicata …
30spasm — n. 1. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles). 2. Fit, paroxysm, throe …
