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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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Show more- Digital rectal exam ): An exam to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a…
- Nose The external midline projection from the face. The purpose of the nose is to warm, clean, and humidify the…
- Chinese medicine See: Traditional Chinese medicine
- Sponge, vaginal contraceptive See: Vaginal contraceptive sponge
- Ovarian teratoma Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…
- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
- Facial muscle One of the 43 muscles in the human face. The facial muscles convey basic human emotions such as anger…
- Crypto Popular name for both the parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum, and the disease it causes, cryptosporidiosis
- OR (abbreviation) Stands for 'operating room'. A facility equipped for performing surgery. OR is sometimes written O.R.
- Blepharophimosis Horizontal narrowing of the palpebral fissures (eye slits)
- Mercury poisoning The metallic element mercury is poisonous to humans. Mercury poisoning can occur in both acute and chronic…
- Ulcerative gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…