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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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Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected with EBV. The…
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Show more- USFDA The United States Food and Drug Administration (best known as the FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Public…
- Therapy, constraint-induced movement A form of intensive physical therapy aimed at reorganizing and reprogramming the brain after a stroke, a…
- ABR (auditory brainstem response) Abbreviation for auditory brainstem response. See: ABR test
- Transplant The grafting of a tissue from one place to another, just as in botany a bud from one plant might be grafted…
- Radio frequency identification (RFID) A system for remotely storing and retrieving data. An RFID tag may be a little sticker that can be…
- Failure to thrive (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Ambiguous genitalia Genitalia that are neither typically female nor typically male. Also known as intersexual genitalia. Girls…
- Silica The chief component of sand and a substance responsible for lung disease and cancer. Crystalline silica of…
- Endoscopy, upper A common type of endoscopy is upper endoscopy, also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). In this…
- Lytic Suffix having to do with lysis (destruction), as in hemolytic anemia, the excessive destruction of red blood…
- Disease, cystine transport Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Vomiting in pregnancy, excess Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…