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A surgical method by which a nipple is grafted to another part of the body until the breast is reconstructed and then replaced onto the reconstructed breast.  

A group of dopamine-containing neurons that have their cell bodies in the midbrain and their terminals in the basal ganglia, which is part of the extrapyramidal motor system. This pathway deteriorates in Parkinson’s disease and on which antipsychotic drugs act to produce side effects resembling Parkinson’s disease.  

A pledge often recited at graduation ceremonies for nurses. An oath sometimes used by nurses on graduation from professional school. The pledge was formulated by a committee of the Farrand School of Nursing, Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, of which Lystra Gretter was the chairperson, and was first administered to the graduating class in 1893.  

A genetic disorder of fat metabolism resulting in mental retardation and brings early death. A rare inherited disease of a group which affect metabolism. Signs in babies include feeding difficulties, a large abdomen within 3 to 6 months, and progressive loss of early motor skills. A genetic disease in which a mutation in the gene…

The implantation of the blastocyst in the lining of the uterus in pregnancy. The process of building the endometrial layers of the uterus between menstrual periods. The point in the development of an embryo at which the fertilised ovum reaches the uterus and implants in the wall of the uterus. Implantation of the conceptus in…

A postjunctional receptor for acetylcholine that is affected by nicotine.  

The botanical name of the tobacco plant named after Jean Nicot.  

A genus of several types of tobacco plant, e.g., Nicotiana tabacunv, Nicotiana rustica.  

Conducted research into the problems associated with marijuana between 1940 and 1944 at the request of New York City Mayor Fiorella La Guardia. The issued its report, “The Marijuana Problem In the City of New York,” in 1944. Among many of its conclusions, the report stated the following: a. marijuana does not cause a person…

A term used to describe extremely conservative groups that attempt to influence politics or educational programs.