Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Blue-green bacterium

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Predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton.

A failure to thrive with severe growth retardation, unresponsiveness to the environment, depression, retarded mental and emotional development, and behavioural problems resulting from loss, absence, ...

Blue-green bacterium

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Predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton.

Hypocarbia

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A state of reduced carbon dioxide in the blood, most commonly known as hypocapnia. Hypocarbia usually results from deep or rapid breathing, known as hyperventilation.