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Internal medicine
A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes in internal medicine is referred to as an internist. A minimum of seven years of medical school and postgraduate training are…
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Show more- Mastectomy, modified radical Removal of the breast tissue and the axillary lymph nodes, which are under the arms
- ARMD Age-related macular degeneration (which may also be abbreviated as AMD)
- MCAT The Medical College Admissions Test, a test that is required of all applicants to medical school in the U.S…
- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Sweet wormwood A Chinese herb (also called qinghaosu) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin
- Tattoo >non-reactive pigments; >sterile, disposable needles; and >sterile work conditions. Without these…
- Fourth cranial nerve The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Allogeneic Taken from different individuals of the same species. Two or more individuals are said to be allogeneic to…
- Alpers disease A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity (tightness), myoclonus and dementia…
- Ovarian remnant syndrome Pelvic pain due to leftover ovarian tissue after removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Ovarian remnant…
- Aortic regurgitation The return of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle of the heart due to aortic insufficiency…
- Agent, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…