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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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Phytonutrient
The active health-protecting Currently, the terms 'phytonutrient' and 'phytochemical' are being used interchangeably to describe those plant compounds which are thought to have health-protecting qualities. The antioxidant, immune boosting…
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Show more- Repair, hernia Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general…
- Liver cancer, adult primary A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Isochromosome An abnormal chromosome with two identical arms due to duplication of one arm and loss of the other arm…
- Synovial cyst, popliteal A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined…
- Lipodystrophy, cephalothoracic A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Dilatate To enlarge or expand. For example, to dilatate the eye is to enlarge the pupil temporarily with special…
- Yersiniosis An infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Yersinia enterocolitica (and, less often, other forms of…
- Skittles Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Pediatric cystitis Bladder infection in a child. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Indication 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Encephalitis, LAC LaCrosse encephalitis, one of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus…