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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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Show more- Intraperitoneal Within the peritoneal cavity, the area that contains the abdominal organs
- Dermal Pertaining to the skin. From the Greek word derma for skin
- Dysarthria Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to produce (difficult to understand). The…
- Rickettsioses The infectious diseases caused by the rickettsiae. See Rickettsial diseases
- Ca The symbol for calcium
- Corneal dystrophy, Cogan A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis A rare, but fatal infection of the central nervous system caused by Naegleria fowleri, an ameba that inhabits…
- Beaded vitreous type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Lymph node The first lymph node ("gland") to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- Hypoxemia Abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood. Hypoxemia may be mild to severe and leads to shortness of…
- Laryngectomy, partial A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- Raised hemidiaphragm See: Elevated hemidiaphragm.