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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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Emergency code
While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest , requiring a team of providers (sometimes called a 'code team') to rush to the specific location and…
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Show more- Groin In anatomy, the area where the upper thigh meets the trunk. More precisely, the fold or depression marking…
- DISH Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- Aphagia Inability to eat. From the Greek prefix 'a-' meaning 'not' + 'phago' meaning 'to eat' + not to eat.
- Arthritis, gout Joint inflammation caused by uric acid crystal deposits in the joint space. An attack is usually extremely…
- Region, regulatory A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence
- Infant carbohydrate intake Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Error, type II See: Error, beta
- Cystine An amino acid that is particularly notable because it is the least soluble of all of the naturally occurring…
- Typhus, murine An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic…
- Down-regulation See: Downregulation
- FGFR3 Abbreviation for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Mutations in the FGFR3 gene are known to cause three…
- Abruptio (abruptio placentae) Premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus. Abruption is a potentially serious problem…