27.5.15

De Musset's sign : a condition in which there is rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head in synchrony with the beating of the heart, in general as a result of aortic insufficiency whereby blood from the aorta regurgitates into the left ventricle due to a defect in the aortic valve

24.5.15

what your right hand possesses : "Ma malakat aymanukum" is a reference in the Qur'an to slaves.

3.5.15

The Seven Species (Hebrew: שבעת המינים‎, Shiv'at HaMinim) are seven agricultural products - two grains and five fruits - that are listed in the Hebrew Bible (Deut 8:8) as being special products of the Land of Israel.

11.4.15

 Hippocratic Fingers :  nail clubbing (also known as drumstick fingers and watch-glass nails) is a deformity of the fingers andfingernails associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs

6.4.15

Adipocere: wax-like organic substance formed by the anaerobic bacterial hydrolysis of fat in tissue, such as body fat in corpses

9.2.15

Delirium tremens; (Latin for "shaking frenzy", also referred to as DTs, "the horrors", "the bottleache", "quart mania", "ork orks", "gallon distemper", "barrel fever","the shakes") is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813. Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for delirium tremens.

8.2.15

Satires a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD.