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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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ACE inhibitors
ACE inhibitors: A drug that inhibits ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) which is important to the formation of angiotensin II. Angiotensin II causes arteries in the body to constrict and thereby raises the blood pressure. ACE inhibitors…
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- Macules Small circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised (elevated) nor depressed. Macules…
- Orbital ridge The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow
- Complementary DNA 1. Anemia at birth. 2. Synonym for Rh incompatibility.
- Foot pain Foot pain: Foot pain is the sensation of discomfort in the foot arising from disorders or injury to any of…
- Douche A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing…
- Video-assisted surgery A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Viral hepatitis Viral hepatitis: Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation caused by viruses. Specific hepatitis viruses have…
- Marx, Gertie F. Distinguished German-born American physician known as the 'mother of obstetric anesthesia.' She almost…
- Fever Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees…
- Smokeless tobacco Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Cancers of the oral…