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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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- Cough A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or…
- Shock Shock: In medicine, shock is a critical condition brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow through the body…
- Metabolism The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists…
- Internal medicine A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes…
- Hematoma, epidural See: Epidural hematoma
- Hemidiaphragm, elevated See: Elevated hemidiaphragm
- Hershey-Chase experiment An extraordinarily important experiment in 1952 that helped to convince the world that DNA was the genetic…
- IL-1 Interleukin-1
- Safer sex See: Safe sex
- Cachectic Having cachexia, physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease. Patients with advanced…
- Polio immunization One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…