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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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Patient
A person under health care. The person may be waiting for this care or may be receiving it or may have already received it. There is considerable lack of agreement about the precise meaning of the term 'patient.' It is diversely defined…
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Show more- Genetic transposition The ability of genes to change position on chromosomes, a process in which a transposable element is removed…
- Moscati See: Moscati, St. Joseph
- Zygote The cell formed by the union of a male sex cell (a sperm) and a female sex cell (an ovum). The zygote…
- Genitalia, female external See: Female external genitalia
- Radiation toxicity See: Acute radiation syndrome
- Apgar score El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Apgar score Main…
- Contrast sensitivity, visual The ability to perceive differences between an object and its background
- Neuralgia, ciliary A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- CF 1. Cystic fibrosis, one of the most frequent and serious genetic diseases, CF affects the exocrine glands and…
- Community-acquired infection An infection acquired in the community. In contrast to a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infection
- Fibula The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The…
- Fungiform papilla The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…