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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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CHAMPUS
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (in the United States). CHAMPUS is a federally-funded health program that provides beneficiaries with medical care supplemental to that available in military and Public…
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Show more- Episiotomy Episiotomy: A surgical procedure for widening the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the…
- Cytogenetics, clinical The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done…
- Antisense drug A medication containing part of the non-coding strand of messenger RNA (mRNA), a key molecule involved in the…
- Abortion, therapeutic An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or induced abortion. As opposed to…
- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…
- Menopause, induced Menopause, induced: Induced menopause occurs when menopause is due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is…
- Internal fixation A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Cobalamin Also called vitamin B12. A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and for the health…
- Prosthodontist A dentist with special training in making replacements for missing teeth or other structures of the oral…
- Ambient Surrounding, present on all sides; encompassing. As, the ambient noise is deafening, or the ambient light is…
- Chlorpyrifos An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Also known as Dursban. Chlorpyrifos causes weakness…
- Weighing, underwater See: Underwater weighing