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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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Fruit fly
Scientifically known as Drosophila melanogaster. A favorite organism in genetics and biology research since 1910 when Thomas Hunt Morgan at Columbia University chose it as the animal with which he and his students (and their many…
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Show more- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Withdrawal, penis A method of contraception, also called coitus interruptus, in which the man withdraws his penis from the…
- Meningitis, neoplastic A condition due to cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to the meninges, the tissue…
- Tuberculosis, drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) that does not respond to drug treatment. Drug-resistant TB has become a very serious…
- Phenomenon, Raynaud's A condition resulting in discoloration of fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Thalassemia major The dire disease also known as beta thalassemia. The clinical picture of this form of anemia was first…
- Polio vaccine, killed See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Leukemia, hairy cell See: Hairy cell leukemia
- HIV infection, acute The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Fibroblast A cell ubiquitous in connective tissue that makes and secretes collagen
- Lymphocytic colitis Lymphocytic colitis> A type of inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon). The name derives from the…
- AKA (above the knee amputation) In general usage, this would be read to mean 'also known as.' For example, William Jefferson (aka 'Bill')…