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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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Blood pressure
The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the contraction of the heart muscle. It's measurement is recorded by two numbers. The first (systolic pressure) is measured after the heart…
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Show more- Charbon Known also as anthrax, charbon is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but…
- B(a)P Benzo(a)pyrene
- Glabella 1. The area between the eyebrows, just above the nose. 2. The corresponding area on the frontal bone between…
- Reservoir 1. A place where something such as water is kept in reserve.2. The part of a device in which something is…
- Essential fatty acid An unsaturated fatty acid that is essential to human health, but cannot be manufactured in the body. There…
- Bursitis, shoulder Inflammation of a bursa of a shoulder joint. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding…
- Feed contaminant A substance contaminating animal feed. Contaminants in animal feed can threaten human health. There are two…
- Caution codes, drug Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Diesel exhaust particle A respirable particle produced during the compression ignition of diesel fuel. Diesel particles are composed…
- Hip bursitis Hip bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Estrogen-associated hypercoagulability >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Somatropin Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring…