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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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Midwife, certified professional
See: Certified professional midwife
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- Suicide gene A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…
- Pacemaker, internal A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…
- Open-label A term used to describe the situation when both the researcher and the participant in a research study know…
- Niacin for high cholesterol Niacin or nicotinic acid, one of the water-soluble B vitamins, given to lower cholesterol. Nicotinic acid…
- Reservoir, Ommaya A device implanted under the scalp that is used to deliver anticancer drugs to the cerebrospinal fluid, the…
- Unguis incarnatus Ingrown toenail
- Brachial neuritis Inflammation of nerves in the arm causing muscle weakness and pain
- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
- System, cardiovascular The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Autosomal chromosome Any chromosome except for the sex chromosomes. Humans have 44 autosomal chromosomes, or autosomes
- Equol A substance produced in the intestine as a metabolite of soybeans and soy foods. Equol is a non-steroidal…