aphasynoun(n.) Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain. aphasicadjective(a.) Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless. ...
An access of disease; a fit of sickness. noun (n.) The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent. verb (v. t.) To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault. verb (v. t.) To assail with unfriendly speech or writing...
The time I’m needing to tell you was one of those days can’t make up its mind to be spring or winter. Ice melting and muddy, but the sun shining like a promise ring. I remember Ma and Pa both was in a tizzy, though I did not know why. I’s fourteen now. Then I’s only...
He had news that Ben had died in Alton Prison after being captured June 4, 1863 at Mechanicsburg and stricken with smallpox a disease that had taken over that prison. He died July 23, 1863. The people of the town of Alton, IL had requested that they not keep disease ridden prisoners ...
Failing to appreciate the merit of their provision, the perfection of creation and the beauty of design, they start wandering in the wide world, bewildered by their in- ability to grasp with their brains the underlying causes and principles. It so happens sometimes that someone among them is ...
Psychologist Dr. Natalia Skritskaya also told Well + Good that, "Feelings are important, and they're not to be ignored... Feelings are signals — if you feel sad about a loss, it's a signal it had some meaning to you." That's why it's perfectly okay to grieve the loss of the ...
So, it is that day of the year today (World Environment Day), when the global environment gets a little more prominence in the whole scheme of things. Considering that we have a specific day of the year allocated to talk about the environment, many people feel an almost compelling urge to...
Cancer is a disease caused by an abnormal growth of cells, also called malignancy. It is a group of 100 different diseases, and is not contagious. Cancer can be treated through chemotherapy, a treatment of drugs that destroy cancer cells. Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid Fine-need...
4. Discussion Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellu- lar bacterium [20] that causes community-acquired as well as nosocomial pneumonia [21,22]. Because Le- gionella pneumonia, or Legionnaires' disease, ad- vances rapidly, early treatment is important. Methods used to detect ...
The principle is that all embryos develop female internal genitalia unless a functioning testis is present. Sertoli cells in the fetal testes produce müllerian-inhibiting factor (MIF), a glycoprotein that inhibits development of the paramesonephric (müllerian) ducts. Leydig cells in the fetal tes...