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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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Trichomoniasis
Trichomoniasis: Infection with trichomonas, in humans with Trichomonas vaginalis.
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- Villi Plural of villus, a tiny finger-like or vascular projection
- LAC encephalitis LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus…
- Endep See: Amitriptyline
- ERG Electroretinography
- Nephroblastoma See: Wilms tumor
- Granuloma, fish bowl Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Homeobox gene A gene containing a short DNA sequence of about 180 base pairs referred to as a homeobox. Homeobox genes…
- Cervix, incompetent A cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate and so is not competent to hold the fetus and keep it from being…
- Arcuate nucleus A collection of neurons (nerve cells) in the hypothalamus of the brain. Some arcuate neurons contain dopamine…
- Warburg's yellow enzyme A key respiratory enzyme discovered by the German biochemist Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883-1970), a pioneer in…