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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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Giardiasis
Infection with Giardia lamblia
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- Glenohumeral dislocation See: Shoulder dislocation
- Ascariasis Infection with Ascaris lubricoides, the intestinal roundworm, the most common worm infection in humans…
- Albright syndrome Tough white fibrous tissue. The tunica albuginea of the testis, for example, is the layer of dense whitish…
- Bug, reduviid See: Reduviid bug
- Dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis. See: Heartworm
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction
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- Conformational radiation therapy A procedure that uses computers to create a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor in order to target the tumor…
- Fracture, torus A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…