| Minot-Murphy diet | The use of large amounts of raw liver in the treatment of pernicious anaemia. First successes in the treatment of this disease occurred with this diet and led to development of liver extract for treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| minotaur | A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete. Origin: L. Minotaurus, Gr.; Minos, the husband of Pasiphae + tay^ros a bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasiphae and a bull: cf. F. Minotaure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |