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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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Intervertebral disk
A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
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- Pain, breast Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Breast fibroadenoma A common benign (not malignant) tumor of the breast. Usually called simply a fibroadenoma. For more…
- Fusospirillary gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Foreskin, inflammation of the Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis (the prepuce) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Celiac disease Celiac disease: A disorder resulting from an immune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related…
- BER Base excision repair
- Sunscreen A substance that blocks the effect of the sun's harmful rays. Using lotions that contain sunscreens can…
- Resolution In genetics, resolution refers to the degree of molecular detail on a physical map of DNA, ranging from low…
- DT Diphtheria-Tetanus vaccine.
- Witch's milk A folk term for the milk that often comes from the breast of a newborn baby. This temporary phenomenon is due…