The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions
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epics (form) : Oral epics from Africa : vibrant voices from a vast continent / edited by John William Johnson, Thomas A. Hale, Stephen Belcher
Epictetus. Discourses. : Was ist wahre Freiheit? : Diatribe IV 1 / Epiktet ; eingeleitet, übersetzt und mit interpretierenden Essays versehen von Samuel Vollenweider, Manuel Baumbach, Eva Ebel, Maximilian Forschner und Thomas Schmeller
2013
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Epictetus. Discourses. Book 4,1 : Was ist wahre Freiheit? : Diatribe IV 1 / Epiktet ; eingeleitet, übersetzt und mit interpretierenden Essays versehen von Samuel Vollenweider, Manuel Baumbach, Eva Ebel, Maximilian Forschner und Thomas Schmeller
Epicurus, 341-270 B.C. -- Influence : Atoms, pneuma, and tranquillity : Epicurean and Stoic themes in European thought / edited by Margaret J. Osler
1991
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Epicurus -- Correspondence : The art of happiness / Epicurus : translated with an introduction and commentary by George K. Strodach ; foreword by Daniel Klein
Sudden outbreaks of a disease in a country or region not previously recognized in that area, or a rapid increase in the number of new cases of a previous existing endemic disease. Epidemics can also refer to outbreaks of disease in animal or plant populations
An acute infectious disease of humans, particularly children, caused by any of three serotypes of human poliovirus (POLIOVIRUS). Usually the infection is limited to the gastrointestinal tract and nasopharynx, and is often asymptomatic. The central nervous system, primarily the spinal cord, may be affected, leading to rapidly progressive paralysis, coarse FASCICULATION and hyporeflexia. Motor neurons are primarily affected. Encephalitis may also occur. The virus replicates in the nervous system, and may cause significant neuronal loss, most notably in the spinal cord. A rare related condition, nonpoliovirus poliomyelitis, may result from infections with nonpoliovirus enteroviruses. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp764-5)
