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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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Practice, family
The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family practice…
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Show more- Health As officially defined by the World Health Organization, a state of complete physical, mental, and social…
- Syndrome, phantom limb See Phantom limb syndrome
- Genetic immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Neuroendocrinology Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. In the human body…
- Forensic anthropology The application of the science of physical anthropology to the legal process. Forensic anthropology includes…
- RPR test Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Disease, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes…
- Currarino syndrome Failure of formation of all or part of the sacrum (the lowest section of the spine). Currarino syndrome is a…
- Candidiasis, invasive See: Invasive candidiasis
- Scan, DXA See: DXA
- Dormant tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, dormant. See also: Tuberculous meningitis.
- Glenn shunt A surgical operation for children born with cyanotic heart disease ('blue babies'), in which a large vein…