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(Encyclopedia) pain, unpleasant or hurtful sensation resulting from stimulation of nerve endings. The stimulus is carried by nerve fibers to the spinal cord and then to the brain, where the nerve…Growing Pains
Adjusting to Everest's new height by Borgna Brunner Future generations will remember Everest's new height: two extra meters have rounded out the number. (Source/Nelson Chenkin…Labor Pains
A guide to Major League Baseball's contraction issue by John Gettings This article was posted in 2001. More on Contraction Contraction TimelineContraction FAQsRelated Links Major…The Devil's Dictionary: Pain
by Ambrose Bierce PAINTINGPAIN -n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good…Sara Teasdale: Pain
PainWaves are the sea's white daughters, And raindrops the children of rain, But why for my shimmering body Have I a mother like Pain?Night is the mother of stars, And wind the mother of…Poem: The Mystery of Pain
Poem 18 Poem 20 The Mystery of Pain Pain has an element of blank; It cannot recollect When it began, or if there were A day when it was not. It has no future but itself, Its infinite…endorphins
(Encyclopedia) endorphinsendorphinsĕndôrˈfĭnz [key], neurotransmitters found in the brain that have pain-relieving properties similar to morphine. There are three major types of endorphins: beta…neuralgia
(Encyclopedia) neuralgianeuralgian&oobreve;rălˈjə, ny&oobreve;– [key], acute paroxysmal pain along a peripheral sensory nerve. Unlike neuritis, there is no inflammation or degeneration of…cystitis
(Encyclopedia) cystitiscystitissĭstīˈtĭs [key], common acute or chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder. The disease occurs primarily in young women and frequently results from bacterial invasion…analgesic
(Encyclopedia) analgesicanalgesicănˌəljēˈzĭk [key], any of a diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. Analgesic drugs include the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the…Trending
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