What Ails You
This term refers to both the loss of existing memories and the inability to form new ones
Amnesia
Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928, was later isolated and purified by Ernst Chain and Howard Florey
Penicillin
A medical procedure, first practiced 4,000 years ago, used needles made out of stone
Acupuncture
In a Pioneering procedure in 1984 Baby Fae received a heart transplant from what animal
Baboon
These blood cells release antibodies, proteins that help fight disease
White
A chronic ailment is characterized by a gnawing pain in the abdomen and is of the peptic type
Ulcer
Electrical currents of the heart are measured through what process
EKG
Before Anesthesia this substance was used by Crawford W. Long first used for surgery
Ether
When a donor receives this organ as a transplant the doctors will leave their Native organs in the body unless it poses a serious health risk
This medical specialty focuses on the second word in the acronym AIDS
Immunology
Corticosteroid use is associated with which condition characterized by reduced bone mass
osteoporosis
A German bacteriologist discovered the 'magic bullet' to treat what STD
Syphilis
Carl Wunderlich introduce this medical instrument to modern medicine in the 1850s
Thermometer
A human donor can have up two 66% of this organ removed and transplanted
Liver
This medical device derives from the Greek word for Pipe and is used to transfer fluids to the body
Syringe
A disease characterized by swollen and bleeding gums due to a deficiency in vitamin C, historically affecting sailors
Scurvy
UCLA scientists found in 1995 that his organ could be successfully transplanted from a spouse nearly as well as from a twin
Kidney
This ancient Greek physician is commonly referred to as the 'Father of Medicine' and is associated with an important oath in medical ethics
Hippocrates
Xenotransplantation is the procedure of performing what kind of transplant
Animal to human
Flap of cartilage that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the windpipe
Epiglottis
This common disorder is an infection of the small glands of the eyelashes
Stye
Also known as consumption, was linked to a specific bacteria discovered by Robert Koch in 1882
Tuberculosis
Jonas Salk is known for the development of what Vaccine in 1962
Polio
liver
Pre-birth procedure where a small amount of fluid is withdrawn from the sac in the uterus and tested
Amniocentesis