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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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- EMSY A novel protein that connects the familial and sporadic forms of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Some cases…
- Sturge-Weber syndrome A congenital, but not inherited, disorder that affects the skin, the neurological system, and sometimes the…
- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an…
- Polycystic kidney disease, infantile See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
- Venereal wart A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency A genetic (inherited) condition that results in a immune deficiency disorder called severe combined…
- Sleeping disease A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Olfactory system See: Olfactory apparatus
- Cosmid DNA from a bacterial virus into which is spliced a small fragment of a genome to be amplified and sequenced…
- Brachytherapy Brachytherapy: Radiation treatment given by placing radioactive material directly in or near the target…