Paul Portier (physiologist), the Glossary

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1. 40 relations: Académie Nationale de Médecine, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Allergy, Anaphylaxis, Ancient Greek, Anemonia sulcata, Auguste Lumière, Bar-sur-Seine, Bourg-la-Reine, Cape Verde, Cellulose, Charles Richet, Clemens von Pirquet, Collège de France, Commander (order), French Academy of Sciences, Hypersensitivity, Institut océanographique de Paris, Jellyfish, John Archibald (writer), Knight, Legion of Honour, Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert, Ministry of Economics and Finance (France), Mitochondrion, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Oil spill, Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco), Order of Saint Charles, Osmoregulation, Pasteur Institute, Phonaesthetics, Physiology, Portuguese man o' war, Preventive healthcare, Sea anemone, Société de biologie, Symbiogenesis, Symbiosis, University of Paris.

Académie Nationale de Médecine

Situated at 16 Rue Bonaparte in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the Académie nationale de médecine (National Academy of Medicine) was created in 1820 by King Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal.

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Albert I, Prince of Monaco

Albert I (Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi; 13 November 1848 – 26 June 1922) was Prince of Monaco from 10 September 1889 until his death in 1922.

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Allergy

Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. Paul Portier (physiologist) and allergy are Allergology.

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis (Greek: ana- ‘against’ + phylaxis ‘guarding’) is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of the use of emergency medication on site. Paul Portier (physiologist) and Anaphylaxis are Allergology.

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek (Ἑλληνῐκή) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC.

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Anemonia sulcata

Anemonia sulcata, or Mediterranean snakelocks sea anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Auguste Lumière

Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist.

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Bar-sur-Seine

Bar-sur-Seine (literally Bar on Seine) is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France.

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Bourg-la-Reine

Bourg-la-Reine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France.

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Cape Verde

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about.

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Charles Richet

Charles Robert Richet (25 August 1850 – 4 December 1935) was a French physiologist at the Collège de France and immunology pioneer. Paul Portier (physiologist) and Charles Richet are French physiologists.

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Clemens von Pirquet

Clemens Peter Freiherr von Pirquet (12 May 187428 February 1929) was an Austrian scientist and pediatrician best known for his contributions to the fields of bacteriology and immunology.

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Collège de France

The, formerly known as the or as the Collège impérial founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France.

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Commander (order)

Commander (Commendatore; Commandeur; Komtur; Comendador; Comendador), or Knight Commander, is a title of honor prevalent in chivalric orders and fraternal orders.

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French Academy of Sciences

The French Academy of Sciences (French: Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research.

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Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity (also called hypersensitivity reaction or intolerance) is an abnormal physiological condition in which there is an undesirable and adverse immune response to an antigen. Paul Portier (physiologist) and hypersensitivity are Allergology.

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Institut océanographique de Paris

The Institut océanographique de Paris (Oceanographic Institute of Paris), is an oceanographic institution founded in 1906 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco, which also includes the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.

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Jellyfish

Jellyfish, also known as sea jellies, are the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, which is a major part of the phylum Cnidaria.

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John Archibald (writer)

John Archibald (born April 1963) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for the Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times, and the Press-Register.

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Knight

A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Lycée Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert

Notre-Dame Saint-Sigisbert is a private Catholic school in Nancy, France run in cooperation with the state.

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Ministry of Economics and Finance (France)

The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced), informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most important ministries in the Government of France.

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Mitochondrion

A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine.

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Oil spill

An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.

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Order of Cultural Merit (Monaco)

The Order of Cultural Merit (Ordre du Mérite culturel; Monégasque: U̍rdine d’u Me̍ritu Cürtürale) is the fourth highest Order of the Principality of Monaco.

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Order of Saint Charles

The Order of Saint Charles (Ordre de Saint Charles; Monégasque: U̍rdine de San Carlu) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in Monaco on 15 March 1858.

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Osmoregulation

Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it maintains the fluid balance and the concentration of electrolytes (salts in solution which in this case is represented by body fluid) to keep the body fluids from becoming too diluted or concentrated.

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Pasteur Institute

The Pasteur Institute (Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines.

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Phonaesthetics

Phonaesthetics (also spelled phonesthetics in North America) is the study of beauty and pleasantness associated with the sounds of certain words or parts of words.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Portuguese man o' war

The Portuguese war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

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Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.

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Sea anemone

Sea anemones are a group of predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order Actiniaria.

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Société de biologie

The Société de biologie is a learned society founded in Paris in 1848.

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Symbiogenesis

Symbiogenesis (endosymbiotic theory, or serial endosymbiotic theory) is the leading evolutionary theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic organisms. Paul Portier (physiologist) and Symbiogenesis are evolutionary biology.

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Symbiosis

Symbiosis (from Greek,, "living with, companionship, camaraderie", from,, "together", and, bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two biological organisms of different species, termed symbionts, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic.

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University of Paris

The University of Paris (Université de Paris), known metonymically as the Sorbonne, was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Portier_(physiologist)

Also known as Paul Portier (biologist).