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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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Show more- Tuberculosis, extrapulmonary Tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs as, for example, in the lymph nodes or kidneys
- Agyrophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares; fear of thoroughfares…
- Beryllium A toxic metal found in ores containing other elements that is used in making metal alloys for nuclear…
- Typhus, European See: Typhus, epidemic
- Anemia, congenital See: Congenital anemia
- BPD Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability…
- Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein ALOX5AP. See: FLAP
- Hepatitis B immunization Hepatitis B immunization: Hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half…
- Sleep-disordered breathing A condition characterized by repeated episodes of hypopnea (underbreathing) and apnea (not breathing) during…
- Psychiatric Pertaining to or within the purview of psychiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the prevention…
- FXTAS Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome
- Analog In biochemistry, a substance that is similar, but not identical, to another