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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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CMV (cytomegalovirus)
A virus that infects 50-85% of adults in the US by age 40 and is also the virus most frequently transmitted to a child before birth. Persons with symptoms have a mononucleosis-like syndrome with prolonged fever and mild hepatitis. Once a…
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- Fat requirements, infant Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Ventricle, right The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives…
- Cytotoxic Toxic to cells, cell-toxic, cell-killing. Any agent or process that kills cells. Chemotherapy and…
- Cancer, myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Macrobiotic Macrobiotic refers to the macrobiota, a region's living organisms (or flora and fauna) large enough to be…
- Blurred vision Lack of sharpness of vision with, as a result, the inability to see fine detail. Blurred vision can occur…
- Postop Short for postoperative, after surgery. The opposite of postop is preop
- Genome, canine See: Dog genome
- Macrophage A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune…
- Decompression, biliary See: Biliary decompression