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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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- Voice disorder One of a group of problems involving abnormal pitch, loudness, or quality of the sounds produced by the…
- Nurse practitioner A registered nurse (RN) who has completed an advanced training program in a medical specialty such as…
- Scan, CT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Audiology The study of hearing.