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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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Consultant
An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine. For example, a man with puzzling pains in the joints of the hands and feet may be referred to a rheumatologist who acts as a…
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Show more- Pharyngeal Having to do with the throat (pharynx)
- Nutritionist 1) In a hospital or nursing home, a person who plans and/or formulates special meals for patients. It can…
- Hughes Investigator See: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Allergy, peanut See: Peanut allergy
- Abdomen The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The…
- Marker, blood A sign of a disease or condition that can be isolated from a blood sample. For example, the monoclonal…
- Synovial fluid The slippery fluid that lubricates joints and provides nutrients to the cartilage. Also known as the synovia
- Cornea The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye. Although the cornea is clear…
- Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) The agency responsible for developing, monitoring and exercising compliance over the protections afforded…
- Bovine Having to do with cows and cattle, as in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), bovine…
- BMD (bone mineral density) Abbreviation for bone mineral density and, the synonymous term, bone mass density. See: Bone mass density.
- Shingle In medicine, a small signboard outside the office of a doctor. The term has nothing to do with the disease…