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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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- Labile diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Titin A giant filamentous protein essential to the structure, development, and elasticity of muscle. The gene…
- Syndrome, carpal tunnel See Carpal tunnel syndrome.
- NG tube See: Nasogastric tube
- T-4 count A test that counts the number of T- 4 cells in the blood, usually to assess the immune status of a patient…
- VACTERL association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VACTERL is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, C, T, E, R, and L…
- Hypotensive Having abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension). See also: Hypertensive; Normotensive
- Sore throat Sore throat: Pain in the throat. Sore throat may be caused by many different causes, including inflammation…
- Exocrine Pertaining to the secretion of a substance out through a duct. The exocrine glands include the salivary…
- Venule A little vein. Venules go from capillaries to veins, vessels that carry blood low in oxygen content from the…
- Acute radiation syndrome An acute illness caused by a dose greater than 50 rads of penetrating radiation to most or all of the body in…