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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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Ht
Abbreviation for height (and also heart)
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Show more- Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome Abbreviated WHS. A chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short (p) arm of chromosome 4. It is…
- Spondylitis Inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae of the spine. Diffuse inflammation of the spine is seen in the…
- Lissencephaly syndrome See: Miller-Dieker syndrome
- Fornix uteri The fornix of the uterus refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper…
- Lung, and Blood Institute, National Heart, BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Coronal A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders
- Urological surgeon A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs…
- Vaccine, rubella A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Windpipe Popular and familiar term for the scapula, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word…
- Fear of nudity An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity is called gymnophobia. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue…
- School, first American medical See: First American medical school
- Ileostomy An opening into the ileum, part of the small intestine, from the outside of the body. An ileostomy provides a…