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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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- Disease, Graves Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- M protein An antibody or part of an antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of patients with…
- Nasal prosthesis An artificial device to replace part or all of a missing nose
- Malattia leventinese An hereditary form of macular degeneration that results in progressive and irreversible visual loss. This…
- Pathogen inactivation A process designed to eliminate most pathogens -- viruses, bacteria and fungi -- from water, air or donated…
- Coated stent Also known as a medicated stent. A tiny cage coated with a drug to prop open an artery and prevent it from…
- Arabidopsis thaliana A plant belonging to the mustard family. See also: Arabidopsis thaliana genome
- Endometriosis uterina Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in…
- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine
- Nephrolithiasis The process of forming a kidney stone, a stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney…
- Signal transduction pathway The course by which a signal from outside a cell is converted to a functional change within the cell