Embolism
A lateral curve of the spine is known as what?
Scoliosis
Against which serious disease was the drug AZT used during a short period?
HIV
Around how many pounds of fat are surgically removed from Americans every year?
200000
Broca's area in the brain helps what to function?
Speech
Endephalitis is the term used for the inflammation of what organ?
Brain
Human growth hormone is produced by what gland?
Pituitary
In what year was polio declared eradicated in the United States?
1979
People with diabetes are unable to produce what adequately?
Insulin
Sperm and egg join to form what?
Zygote
The disease SARS is a serious form of...
Around how many pounds of fat are surgically removed from Americans every year?
200000
Broca's area in the brain helps what to function?
Speech
Endephalitis is the term used for the inflammation of what organ?
Brain
Human growth hormone is produced by what gland?
Pituitary
In what year was polio declared eradicated in the United States?
1979
People with diabetes are unable to produce what adequately?
Insulin
Sperm and egg join to form what?
Zygote
The disease SARS is a serious form of...
Pneumonia
The first cloned monkey was born January 13, 2000. What was its name?
The first cloned monkey was born January 13, 2000. What was its name?
Tetra
The name for a medical method where illnesses are cured or managed by manually opening the body of a human or an animal?
The name for a medical method where illnesses are cured or managed by manually opening the body of a human or an animal?
Surgery
The Pink Ribbon movement collects donations to fight WHAT type of cancer?
The Pink Ribbon movement collects donations to fight WHAT type of cancer?
Breast
The removal of the gallbladder is known as what?
Cholecystectomy
The removal of the gallbladder is known as what?
Cholecystectomy
The South African Doctor Christiaan Barnard carried out the world's first...
Heart transplant
Thoracic surgery is carried out on the...
Thoracic surgery is carried out on the...
Chest
Tinea Pedis is better known as what?
Athlete's foot
What are DTs?
Tinea Pedis is better known as what?
Athlete's foot
What are DTs?
Delirium Tremens
What are you suffering from if you have "fissures" in your teeth?
What are you suffering from if you have "fissures" in your teeth?
Cracks
What condition involves blood not clotting properly?
Hemophilia
What did Alexander Fleming discover in 1928, which spurred on great advances in medicine?
What condition involves blood not clotting properly?
Hemophilia
What did Alexander Fleming discover in 1928, which spurred on great advances in medicine?
Penicillin
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
What does the "H" stand for in the abbreciation ADHD?
Hyperactivity
What does the "I"in AIDS stand for?
Immune
Immune
What does the word "bacillus" mean?
Little stick
What eating disorder involves periods of binging and purging?
What is BSE the scientific term for?
What eating disorder involves periods of binging and purging?
Bulimia
What fraction of dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer's?
2/3
What fraction of dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer's?
2/3
What is BSE the scientific term for?
Mad Cow Disease
What is glaucoma?
What is glaucoma?
Disease of the optic nerve
What is herpes zoster more commonly known as?
Shingles
What is presbyopia?
What is herpes zoster more commonly known as?
Shingles
What is presbyopia?
Age-related diminished ability to focus
What is the fear of spiders called?
What is the fear of spiders called?
Arachnophobia
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is the name of a condition when a person's spine is curved or crooked?
What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
What is the name of a condition when a person's spine is curved or crooked?
Scoliosis
What is the name of the disease which wiped out around 150 million people in Europe in the 14th century?
Black Death
What is the name of the disease which wiped out around 150 million people in Europe in the 14th century?
Black Death
What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?
Atlas
What is the name of the medical discipline primarily concerned with the body's hormones?
Endocrinology
What kind of disease is sepsis?
What kind of disease is sepsis?
Blood poisoning
What's the most common type of cancer for males?
Prostate
What kind of illness is orthorexia?
Eating disorder
What organ is affected by Hepatitis A?
Liver
What's the most common type of cancer for males?
Prostate
When the body temperature and metabolism drop, it is called...
Hypothermia
Where was the man that invented the first implantable pacemaker from?
Sweden
Which color is air in an X-ray photograph?
Black
Which disease must one have had in order to be able to catch shingles?
Chickenpox
Which drug is also known as "Vitamin V"?
Viagra
Which neurotransmitter influences our sleep, sexual lust, aggression and impulse?
Serotonin
Which of the senses is affected by ageusia?
Taste
Which part of the body is being treated if the medicine Omeprazole has been administered?
Stomach
Which part of the body is most affected in the case of diabetes?
Pancreas
Which psychological disorder is associated with hypochondria?
Munchausen syndrome
Which vitamin is lacking if we are suffering from scurvy?
Vitamin C
Who discovered penicillin?
Fleming
Who invented the stethoscope in 1819?
René Laennec
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