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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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- Nutrigenomics The study of how different foods may interact with specific genes to increase the risk of common chronic…
- Pneuma The life-giving principle. According to the school of medicine in ancient Alexandria, life was associated…
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Neurotransmitter A chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another…
- Staging In regard to cancer, the process of doing examinations and tests to learn the extent of the cancer…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Natriuretic Causing natriuresis, the excretion of an excessively large amount of sodium in the urine. A hybrid of the…
- Asphyxia Impaired or impeded breathing.
- Lung cancer, familial Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family…
- Degenerative arthritis Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…