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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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- Heart conduction system The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…
- Mastectomy A general term for removal of the breast, usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a…
- Desensitization, allergy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Video-assisted surgery A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research: Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Translocation, Robertsonian A relatively very common and medically significant type of chromosome rearrangement that is formed by fusion…
- Extended family The family group consisting not only the nuclear family (the parents and their children) but also embracing…
- Vertigo, recurrent aural A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Focal dystonia due to torticollis Spasm of the muscles in the neck that control the position of the head, causing the head to twist and turn to…
- Cyclopia A congenital abnormality (birth defect) in which there is only one eye. That eye is centrally placed in the…