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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Show more- Syndrome, post-polio (PPS) A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and…
- Arginine An amino acid, one of the 20 amino acids that serve as the building blocks in protein. Arginine is not an…
- Tendonitis, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- Resection, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Contact dermatitis, allergic Also called allergic contact eczema, this is a red, itchy, weepy reaction where the skin has come into…
- Artery, femoral See: Femoral artery
- DOE Department of Energy, U.S. One of the agencies contributing to the Human Genome Project
- Spanish influenza See: Spanish flu
- Cell, T See T cell
- Thermometer A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as…
- Laser surgery, YAG The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to…
- Cardiac defibrillator, implantable A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…