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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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Memory, recent
Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such as learning, reasoning, and comprehension. Recent memory is…
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- American College of Nurse-Midwives See: Nurse-midwife
- AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics
- Dystonia, cranial A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia…
- Alkaloid, vinca See: Vinca alkaloid
- Tachypnea (Pronounced tack-ip-nea.) Abnormally fast breathing. A respiratory rate that is too rapid. The normal rate of…
- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- Bovine genome The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other…
- Analgesia The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.
- Alopecia Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the…
- Atrium One of the two smaller chambers of the heart. Each atrium consists of an open space with recessed walls. The…
- Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD) Dystonia, dopa-responsive (DRD): A condition that typically begins in childhood or adolescence with…