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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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Rorschach test
A psychological test involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what a person perceives (reads into) in the enigmatic and highly ambiguous shapes. Ten standardized blots are shown one at a time to a subject and their responses…
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- Solipsism The doctrine that I alone exist. The self can know only its feelings and changes. There is only subjective…
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…
- Sinus, cavernous A large channel of venous blood creating a 'sinus' cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone…
- Dialysis machine Dialysis machine: A machine that filters a patient's blood to remove excess water and waste products when the…
- Department of Energy (DOE). One of the U.S. government agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- Central fovea See: Fovea.
- Thrombocyte A platelet. Crucial to normal blood clotting. Although platelets are sometimes classed as blood cells, they…
- Telemedicine The use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications for the…
- Tonsillolith A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. Also referred to as a tonsillith. These stones, called tonsilloliths…