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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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Board eligible
Board eligible in medicine means that a physician has completed the requirements for admission to a medical specialty board examination but has not taken and passed that examination. Board certified in medicine, by contrast, means a…
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- Flood supplies kit A flood watch or warning. The steps to take in case a flood watch or warning has been issued include the…
- TSE Abbreviation for Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- PDA Patent ductus arteriosus
- Ricker syndrome A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to…
- Negative calorie diet The Negative calorie diet is a weight loss concept based upon the premise that consumption of foods with a…
- Fear of bridges An abnormal and persistent fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience…
- Syringe A device used in medicine to inject fluid into or withdraw fluid from the body. Medical syringes consist of a…