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Disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, named in 1901 for British Army doctor William Leishman, who developed a stain to detect the agent. It is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly, including the genus Lutzomyia in the New World and Phlebotomus in the Old World.
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From the "hungry acid" to pepsinogen: a journey through time in quest for the stomach's secretion. [PDF]
The stomach's secretion has been a mystery for centuries. Even after the first indications of its function and role appeared, every formulated idea on the nature of the gastric liquid remained open to controversy.
Marineli, Filio +5 more
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Nifadopoulos, Christos, ed., Etymologia. Studies in Ancient Etymology
Garcea Alessandro. Nifadopoulos, Christos, ed., Etymologia. Studies in Ancient Etymology. In: Histoire Épistémologie Langage, tome 26, fascicule 2, 2004. La linguistique baltique. pp.
Garcea, Alessandro
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Joseph Gensoul and the earliest illustrated operations for maxillary sinus carcinoma.
Surgery has evolved along with anatomical illustrations through the ages. Joseph Gensoul (1797-1858), an important figure of the great Lyonnaise medical tradition of the 19th century, was occupied with many different surgical diseases, mostly diseases of
Gentimi, Fotini +4 more
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Craniofacial morphology in ancient and modern Greeks through 4,000 years.
BACKGROUND: Multiple 20th century studies have speculated on the anthropological similarities of the modern inhabitants of Greece with their ancient predecessors.
Synodinos, Philippos N +2 more
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“Etymologia Est Origo Vocabulorum…”
Summary The study wants to contribute to the explication of Isidore of Sevilla’s conception of etymology starting with the definition “Etymologia est origo vocabulorum, cum vis verbi vel nominis per interpretationem colligitur” (Etym. I, xxix, 1).
Wolfgang Schweickard
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Quae Tractatibus Uberiores I. De Orthographia, II. Prosodia, III. Etymologia, IV. Syntaxi, & V. Figuris Grammaticis, complectitur: [PDF]
QUAE TRACTATIBUS UBERIORES I. DE ORTHOGRAPHIA, II. PROSODIA, III. ETYMOLOGIA, IV. SYNTAXI, & V. FIGURIS GRAMMATICIS, COMPLECTITUR: Compendium Grammatices ... (-) Quae Tractatibus Uberiores I. De Orthographia, II. Prosodia, III.
Zehner, Joachim
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BACKGROUND: Despite international interest on quality assessment systems (QAS) and their importance in health care accreditation, implementation of a Rehabilitation Services Quality Measurement System still remains a neglected subject in Greece ...
Markaki, A. +11 more
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Exploring health care reform in a changing Europe: lessons from Greece.
The economic crisis is the major theme in the Eurozone and its impact on public health and outcomes is largely discussed. Under this pressure, concerns of further inequalities exist that may have an impact on the burden of several diseases in certain ...
Angelopoulou, Konstantina-Eleni +2 more
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The earliest mention of a black bag.
A black bag, needed especially for home visits, has been used since the time of Hippocrates who, in his treatise "On good manners", gave the first detailed description of a medical bag with guidelines for the required equipment and structure.
Gregory Tsoucalas +7 more
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