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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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- Dissection, neck Surgery in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to identify, examine…
- Hallucination A profound distortion in a person's perception of reality, typically accompanied by a powerful sense of…
- DM1 Type 1 myotonic dystrophy. See: Myotonic dystrophy
- Artificial abortion An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an induced or therapeutic abortion. As opposed…
- Syndrome, Gulf War See: Gulf War syndrome
- Interventional Pertaining to the act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome…
- Fatty acids,omega-3 A class of fatty acids found in fish oils, especially from salmon and other cold-water fish, that acts to…
- Mutism, elective Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True…
- Wamble Both a verb and noun meaning: 1. To move unsteadily; an unsteady motion. 2. To feel nauseated; a feeling of…
- Pneumatic larynx A device that uses air to produce sound, helping a person whose larynx has been removed to talk
- Conformal radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…