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Word: vasomotor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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...correctly diagnose an operable sinusitis. Said Dr. Haiman: "If the membranes and sinuses of the nose are thickened and reddened, this is a true sinusitis or chronic infection, and may require drainage. If, however, the membranes and sinuses are blanched they are simply water-logged as a result of vasomotor disturbances." Such disturbances, said Dr. Haiman, may usually be cleared up by changing the diet, taking certain drugs, avoiding emotional disturbances...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Operable Sinuses | 11/30/1936 | See Source »

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