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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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GOLD
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a collaborative project of the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Its goals are to increase awareness of COPD…
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Show more- Chromatography, gas (GC) A type of automated chromatography (a technique used to separate mixtures of substances) in which the mixture…
- Sleeping sickness, African See: African sleeping sickness
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome A rare familial form of progressive dementia inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a mutant prion…
- Sclerencephaly A general term for scarring and shrinkage of the substance of the brain. Sclerencephaly occurs because of…
- Test, Pap A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD) Dystonia (DRD): A condition that typically begins in childhood or adolescence with progressive difficulty in…
- Allergy, peanut See: Peanut allergy
- Internal fixation A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Midwife, lay See: Lay midwife
- Gynephobia An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Human growth See: Normal growth
- Protozoa A single-cell organism that can only divide within a host organism. Malaria is caused by a protozoa…