Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Lansoprazole
One of the proton-pump inhibitors, this blocks the ‘proton pump’ enzyme system of the stomach’s acid-producing parietal cells. It is used in short-term treatment of peptic ulcer and in combination with antibacterial drugs to eliminate infection with the bacteria helicobacter pylori. Lansoprazole is a medication utilized to address conditions stemming from excessive stomach acid, including…
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Lacrimal nerve
A branch of the ophthalmic nerve supplying the lacrimal gland and conjunctiva of the eye.
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Kieptomania
A psychological disorder in which the person afflicted has an irresistible compulsion to steal things, without necessarily having any need for the objects stolen.
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Kiss of life
Emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of an unconscious person.
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Kinaesthetic sensations
A term used to describe those sensations which identify muscle tension and the position of joints and muscles. These sensations send impulses along nerves to the brain, and thus inform it of the position in space of the limb, and of the position relative to each other of the individual muscles, muscle-groups and joints.
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Diseases of kidneys
Diseases affecting the kidneys can be broadly classified into congenital and genetic disorders; autoimmune disorders; malfunctions caused by impaired blood supply; infections; metabolic disorders; and tumours of the kidney. Outside factors may cause functional disturbances for example, obstruction in the urinary tract preventing normal urinary flow may result in hydronephrosis, and the crush syndrome, which…
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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Previously called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile chronic arthritis, this is a set of related conditions of unknown cause affecting children. Characteristically, the synovial membrane of a joint or joints becomes inflamed and swollen for at least six weeks (and often for much longer even years). About 1 in 10,000 children develop it each year,…
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Jungian analysis
A school of ‘analytical psychology’, first described by Carl Gustav Jung in 1913. It introduced the concepts of introvert (turned in on oneself) and extrovert (outgoing) personalities, and developed the theory of the ‘collective unconscious’ with its archetypes of man’s basic psychic nature. In contrast with Freudian analysis, in Jungian analysis the relationship between therapist…
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Diseases of joint
‘Rheumatism’ is the colloquial term for nonspecific musculoskeletal symptoms arising in the joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles. ‘Arthritis’ describes a pathological musculoskeletal disorder. Most common are sprains of ligaments, strains of tendons and muscles, bursitis, tendinitis and non-specific back pain.
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Ivory
Ivory, or dentine, is the hard material which forms the chief bulk of the teeth.
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