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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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MAOI
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor. One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
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- Cancer, cervix See: Cervical cancer
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- Transfer RNA (tRNA) A class of RNA that has triplet nucleotide sequence complementary to the triplet nucleotide coding sequences…
- Thanatophoric dysplasia A form of short-limbed (micromelic) dwarfism that usually causes death within the first few hours after…
- Osteoclasis The surgical destruction of bone tissue. Osteoclasis is performed to reconstruct a bone that is malformed…
- Syndrome, nail-patella See Nail-patella syndrome
- Iron deficiency anemia Anemia: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia…
- Blastocyst A thin-walled hollow structure in early embryonic development that contains a cluster of cells called the…
- Response, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the…