Medicine
- Systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease affecting multiple systems in the body
- Slit lamp examination, as used to examine the eye during an eye examination
- St. Louis encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain caused by the SLE virus, a member of the flaviviruses
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Famous quotes containing the word medicine:
“I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.”
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961)
“After you eat always take a walk, and you’ll never have to go to a medicine shop.”
—Chinese proverb.
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“In view of the fact that the number of people living too long has risen catastrophically and still continues to rise.... Question: Must we live as long as modern medicine enables us to?... We control our entry into life, it is time we began to control our exit.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)