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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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- Lysine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, lysine is present in…
- Topical Pertaining to a particular surface area. A topical agent is applied to a certain area of the skin and is…
- Candidiasis, oral Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by the fungus Candida albicans; also known as thrush. Yeast…
- Massage therapist A person who practices therapeutic massage. In many US states, massage therapists can be licensed after…
- Optic nerve The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina, the…
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Enteric-coated Coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to the small intestine before the medication…
- Cleft uvula The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft. . Cleft uvula…
- C. elegans Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm
- Humor In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…
- Aorta, descending The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…