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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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One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual…
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- Somatostatin A hormone widely distributed throughout the body, especially in the hypothalamus and pancreas, that acts as…
- Edentulous Being without teeth. Complete loss of all natural teeth can substantially reduce quality of life, self-image…
- Valgum See: Valgus
- Klippel-Feil anomaly See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Personality disorder, borderline A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships…
- Health for All A global health movement undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the late 20th century. In 1977…
- Body cell mass The total mass of all the cellular elements in the body which constitute all the metabolically active tissue…
- Lymphogranuloma venereum Abbreviated LGV. An uncommon genital or anorectal (affecting the anus and/or rectum) infection that is caused…
- Fever, typhoid See: Typhoid fever
- Saami health See: Artic health