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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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Latent
Hidden, dormant, inactive. The virus that causes chickenpox remains latent after the initial attack of chickenpox is over. When it becomes reactivated, usually many years later, the virus causes shingles. HIV may remain in a small…
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Show more- Ameba Also amoeba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word 'ameba' is from the…
- PH, blood See: Blood pH
- Disease, Alzheimer See: Alzheimer disease
- Analgesic drug A drug designed to control pain. Analgesic comes from the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain =…
- Swelling of the brain See: Cerebral edema
- Developmental dyspraxia A pattern of delayed, uneven, or aberrant development of physical abilities during childhood development. The…
- Vaginosis, bacterial See: Bacterial vaginosis
- RMSF Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- Allergy scratch test Allergy scratch test: Test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (the allergen) that is the…
- Septic Infected, or denoting infection. For example, septic shock is shock caused by infection.
- Atherosclerotic aneurysm The most common type of aneurysm, affecting the abdominal portion of the aorta and other large arteries…
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome