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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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World Health Organization
An agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation in improving health conditions. Although the World Health Organization inherited specific tasks relating to epidemic control, quarantine measures, and…
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Show more- Knee-jerk Adjective meaning readily predictable to the point of being automatic. Knee-jerk often has a negative…
- Fracture, compound A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> A fracture is…
- Interval malignancy In mammography, a malignancy that becomes evident during the period between annual screening mammograms. The…
- Munchhausen by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Fetal circulation The blood circulation in the fetus before birth. Before birth, the blood from the heart headed for the lungs…
- Endorphin One of the body's own painkillers, an opioid (morphine-like) chemical produced by the body that serves to…
- Nerve, tenth cranial The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Lipid Another word for 'fat.' (Please see the various meanings of Fat.) A lipid is more formally defined as a…
- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Back pain, low Back pain, low: Pain in the lower back area that can relate to problems with the lumbar spine, the discs…
- Apert syndrome acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull, face and hands and feet. There is premature closure…
- Chronic phase Refers to the early stages of chronic myelogenous leukemia. The number of immature, abnormal white blood…