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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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Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of stimuli that are attention getting depend on past experience, individual reactivity, and what a person considers to be important…
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Show more- Quadriceps reflex See: Knee jerk
- Formaldehyde A pungent gas, with the chemical formula HCHO, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and especially today as a…
- Myxomata The plural (along with myxomas) of myxoma
- Spleen, ruptured Rupture of the capsule of the spleen is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical…
- Proxi- Toward the beginning, the nearer of two (or more) items. For example, the proximal end of the femur is part…
- Beaded vitreous type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type II. See: Stickler syndrome
- Open cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy: Surgery in which the abdomen is opened to permit cholecystectomy -- removal of the…
- Amyloidosis, hereditary Amyloidosis, hereditary: A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in…
- Glaucoma, normal tension Glaucoma in which the intraocular pressure is normal but there is progressive optic nerve damage and visual…
- Sigmoid volvulus See: Volvulus
- Acute leukemia Leukemia: Cancer of the white blood cells (leukemia) that characteristically comes on abruptly and, if not…
- Acetic acid The acid most commonly associated with vinegar. Acetic acid is a two-carbon carboxylic acid. Its formula is…