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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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- Ciguatoxin A seafood toxin that is acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled marine organisms…
- Lauterbur See: Lauterbur, Paul C.
- CBT Cognitive behavior therapy. See: Cognitive therapy
- Kanner syndrome (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Microscope, fluorescent See: Fluorescent microscope
- Breast pain Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Laryngeal palsy Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- HCV PCR HCV PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are three types of HCV…
- Scarlatina Also called scarlet fever, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…
- Hepatitis, infectious See Hepatitis A
- Span, memory The number of items, usually words or numbers, that a person can retain and recall. Memory span is a test of…