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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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Cuts
Severed skin. Washing a cut or scrape with soap and water and keeping it clean and dry is all that is required to care for most wounds. Putting alcohol hydrogen peroxide, and iodine into a wound can delay healing and should be avoided…
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Show more- McClintock, Barbara (1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of…
- Ovulatory Relating to ovulation, the release of the ovum (the egg) from the ovary
- Cecal volvulus See: Volvulus
- EUS Endoscopic ultrasound
- Digital rectal exam ): An exam to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- M. marinum Mycobacterium marinum
- Schadenfreude Pleasure from the misfortune of others. The word entered English in 1895 from the German 'Schade', harm, +…
- Modelling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Infant mineral requirements Minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, copper and zinc) and trace elements (manganese…
- Gallstones Gallstones: Stones that form when substances in the bile harden. Gallstones can be as small as a grain of…
- Antenatal surgery The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal surgery or, most often, fetal surgery…
- Radium The celebrated radioactive element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898