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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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PJS
Polycystic kidney disease.
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- Vaginal spermicide A vaginal spermicide is a substance that will kill sperm in the vagina. Vaginal spermicides are available in…
- Mallet The malleus
- Shock, shell The World War I name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…
- Artery, hepatic An artery that distributes blood to the liver, pancreas and gallbladder as well as to the stomach and…
- Shank 1. In anatomy, the tibia, the larger bone in the lower leg. The term is rarely used in this sense today.2. In…
- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer: Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic…
- Tibia The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as…
- Thrombectomy Procedure to remove a clot (a thrombus)
- Anoxia 1. Strictly speaking, the absence of oxygen. 2. The near absence of oxygen. 3. Sometimes used loosely as a…
- HIV test A test for the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of AIDS. HIV tests are designed to detect antibodies…
- Acid rain Rain resulting from the combination of fossil fuel emissions and water in the atmosphere. The environmental…