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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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Show more- Cilium A fine hairlike projection from a cell such as those in the respiratory tract. Cilia can help to sweep away…
- In situ hybridization, fluorescent An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Hypoplasia of the thymus and parathyroids See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Neurooncologist A physician trained to diagnose and treat patients with brain tumors and other types of tumors of the nervous…
- Eisoptrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Cancer, bile duct An uncommon type of cancer that arises from the bile duct, the tube that connects the liver and the…
- Anoxic Pertaining to anoxia, an absence or near absence of oxygen
- Urinary infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication
- Contraction The tightening and shortening of a muscle
- Tick-borne rickettsiosis, north Asian One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Occipital bone The bone that forms the rear and the rear bottom of the skull. The occipital bone encloses a large oval hole…