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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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The likelihood that something will happen. For example, a probability of less than .05 indicates that the probability of something occurring by chance alone is less than 5 in 100, or 5 percent. This level of probability is usually taken as…
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- Sun poisoning 1. A nonscientific term sometimes used to refer to the serious and even potentially fatal symptoms of severe…
- Chest The area of the body located between the neck and the abdomen. The chest contains the lungs, the heart and…
- Bug, reduviid See: Reduviid bug
- Knee phenomenon See: Knee jerk
- Orthopnea The inability to breathe easily unless one is sitting up straight or standing erect
- Cancer registry A register designed to collect information about the occurrence (incidence) of cancer, the types of cancers…
- Listeria A group of bacteria capable of causing miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), stillbirth and premature birth and…
- Jaundice, obstructive Jaundice caused by obstruction of the bile ducts, as with gallstones. Additional symptoms of obstructive…
- Tache noire Black spot (in French), a small ulcer covered with a black crust at the site of a tick bite, characteristic…
- MedicAlert A nonprofit emergency medical information service, known for its MedicAlert jewelry, particularly the…
- Mucus colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…