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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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Raw egg
Uncooked, unpasteurized egg. Salmonella enteritidis, a harmful bacterium, can be transmitted from infected hens directly to the interior of their eggs before the shells are formed. Even eggs with clean, uncracked shells can be infected…
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- Sigmoidoscope A thin lighted instrument used to view the inside of the rectum and lower colon
- Plantar Having to do with the sole of the foot. The plantar response (also known as the Babinski reflex) is elicited…
- Flores man See: Homo floresiensis
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- Injection snoreplasty To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure…
- Precursor Forerunner. That which precedes or is derived from an available source. The term 'precursor' is applied to an…
- Open heart surgery Surgery in which the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart. The term 'open' refers to the…
- Xeroradiography The process of making a type of dry x-ray in which a picture of the body is recorded on paper rather than on…
- EBCT (electron beam computerized tomography) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Heroin Semisynthetic drug derived from morphine. Discovered in 1874, it was introduced commercially in 1898 by the…