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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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- Sleeping sickness, African See: African sleeping sickness
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- Syndrome, cauda equina See: Cauda equina syndrome
- Biliary atresia Congenital absence or closure of the major bile ducts, the ducts that drain bile from the liver. Biliary…
- Nematodes Roundworms.
- Tracheoesophageal puncture A small opening made by a surgeon between the esophagus and the trachea. A valve keeps food out of the…
- Exfoliation syndrome See: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
- Chickenpox Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The…
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Lymph gland See Lymph node