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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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BSL-4
Biosafety level 4. The highest level of biosafety. This level is used for the diagnosis of exotic agents such as the Ebola virus that pose a high risk of life-threatening disease, which may be transmitted by the aerosol route and for which…
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Show more- Test, ThinPrep Pap A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Patent ductus Failure of the ductus arteriosus, which functions in fetal life as an arterial shunt, to close on schedule at…
- Agonist, LHRH A compound that is similar to LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) in structure and is able to it…
- Cutis laxa A dermatologic condition characterized by unusually loose skin which may hang in pendulous folds. Cutis laxa…
- Klippel-Feil anomaly See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Debilitate To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may…
- Cloning vector A DNA molecule originating from a virus, a plasmid (see below) or the cell of a higher organism into which…
- Ophthalmoscope A lighted instrument, one of the most important tools of the physician, used to examine the interior of the…
- Myotonic dystrophy 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Musical hallucination A form of auditory hallucination in which music is heard, often the same piece of music. In most cases the…
- Calcinosis An abnormal deposit of calcium salts in body tissues, as is seen in some forms of disease
- Pancreatic juices Inflammation of the pancreas. Of the many diverse causes of pancreatitis, the most common are alcohol and…