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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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BPD
Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term…
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Show more- Tongue, anterior See: Anterior tongue
- Buprenorphine A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms…
- Gibbon heart-lung machine The first heart-lung machine. Named for the American physician John H. Gibbon who built it in 1937. This…
- Urticaria Another name for the hives. Raised, itchy areas of skin that are usually a sign of an allergic reaction…
- Cachectic Having cachexia, physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease. Patients with advanced…
- Monosomy Missing one chromosome from a pair. For example, if a female has one X chromosome (X monosomy) rather than…
- Elbow subluxation See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Fari Amini Amini, Fariborz
- Anterior The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the…
- Corneal abrasion A scratch or scrape on the cornea, the clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into…
- Cerebrovascular disease Disease of the blood vessels and, especially, the arteries that supply the brain. Cerebrovascular disease is…
- Plethoric Florid, red-faced.