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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Health in the vast geographic region widely surrounding the North Pole, an area that encompasses all or portions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland/Denmark/Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The populations of these…
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- Sympathetic nervous system A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise…
- Resting phase More appropriately called interphase. The interval in the cell cycle between two cell divisions when the…
- Advance directives These directives pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the…
- Total hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
- Foley catheter See: Catheter, Foley
- Pituitary, posterior A mild form of eczema that occurs in young children and adolescents and produces mild patchy lightening and…
- Twin One of two children produced in the same pregnancy and born during the same birth process. Twins can develop…
- Brown, Michael Stuart American physician, biochemist and molecular geneticist (1941-) who shared the Nobel Prize for research on…
- Vitreous A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, 'humor' in…
- Rift Valley fever A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and…
- Carcinoma of the tongue See: Tongue cancer