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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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Coke
Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain blocker) which is extracted from the leaves of the coca scrub (Erythroxylon coca) indigenous to the Andean highlands of South…
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- Tzanck smear See Tzanck test
- Q.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, q.d. (or qd) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The abbreviation is…
- Ritter disease This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- Temporal lobe The lobe of the cerebral hemisphere located down on the side just forward of the occipital lobe. The temporal…
- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- ALOX5AP Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein. See: FLAP
- Monosomy Missing one chromosome from a pair. For example, if a female has one X chromosome (X monosomy) rather than…
- Kneecap The medical name for the kneecap is the patella. Whichever name -- kneecap or patella -- you prefer, it is…
- Seizure, Jacksonian See: Jacksonian seizure
- Necrobiosis See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- L Abbreviation for liter, a metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a…