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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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Patient autonomy
The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to influence the decision. Patient autonomy does allow for health care providers to educate the patient but does not allow the…
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Show more- Breast augmentation Breast augmentation: Enlargement of the breasts. Augmentation of the breast typically consists of insertion…
- David-Stickler syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Formaldehyde A pungent gas, with the chemical formula HCHO, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and especially today as a…
- Whitmore-Jewett staging system A staging system for prostate cancer. See Jewett staging system
- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- Symphysiotomy A surgical procedure to effect an immediate dramatic increase in the size of the pelvic outlet to permit…
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) An hereditary cancer syndrome which carries a very high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk…
- Eyelid The lid or cover of the eye, a movable fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball or opened…
- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…
- Medigap policy In the US, a Medicare supplement insurance policy sold by private insurance companies to fill 'gaps' in…
- Reactive arthritis Reactive arthritis: A chronic form of arthritis featuring the following three conditions: (1) inflamed…
- Biliousness A term used in the 18th and 19th centuries pertaining to bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and…