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transplantation, medical
(Encyclopedia)transplantation, medical, surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, usually from another part of the body or from another individual. A life-saving...medical jurisprudence
(Encyclopedia)medical jurisprudence or forensic medicine, the application of medical science to legal problems. It is typically involved in cases concerning blood relationship, mental illness, injury, or death resu...American Medical Association
(Encyclopedia)American Medical Association (AMA), professional physicians' organization (founded 1847). Its goals are to protect the interests of American physicians, advance public health, and support the growth o...Meharry Medical College
(Encyclopedia)Meharry Medical College məhârˈē [key], at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; organized 1876 as the medical department of Central Tennessee College, granted an independent charter 1915. There are sch...Hughes Medical Institute
(Encyclopedia)Hughes Medical Institute: see Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ...Medical College of Pennsylvania
(Encyclopedia)Medical College of Pennsylvania, formerly in Philadelphia; chartered and opened 1850 as the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania; became Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania 1867, Medical College...Walter Reed Army Medical Center
(Encyclopedia)Walter Reed Army Medical Center, former major military hospital complex in Washington, D.C., and Forest Glen, Md. The original facility, Walter Reed General Hospital, named for U.S. army surgeon Walte...Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(Encyclopedia)Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (HHMI), nonprofit medical research organization founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes and largly funded from proceeds of the 1984–85 sale of Hughes Aircraft. Headquartere...Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
(Encyclopedia)Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania: see Medical College of Pennsylvania. ...autograft
(Encyclopedia)autograft: see transplantation, medical. ...Browse by Subject
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