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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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- Morton's nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Endotherm An endotherm is a warm-blooded animal (such as homo sapiens). Another term for us warm-blooded creatures is…
- Landslide injury Injury from a landslide or mudslide. A landslide is when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope…
- Poisoning, ethylene glycol Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- Resistance, pulmonary The opposition of the respiratory tree to air flow
- Diabetic spinal cord disease Involvement of the spinal cord in diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus has focused…
- Accoucheur French for a male obstetrician, a physician skilled in the art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and…
- Transformation, genetic A process by which the genetic material carried by an individual cell is altered by the incorporation of…
- Soothing Bringing comfort, solace, reassurance, peace, composure, quietude. To soothe is to allay, balm, becalm, calm…
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Vara See: Varus