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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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Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of stimuli that are attention getting depend on past experience, individual reactivity, and what a person considers to be important…
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- Occupational Safety and Health, Nat'l Institut for Better known as NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a US Federal agency…
- MB ChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. See: MBChB
- Uridine monophosphate (UMP) A molecular ion derived from uridylic acid. It has a uracil as its base
- Cancer, breast Cancer of the tissue containing or involving the milk glands (mammary tissue). Breast cancer is diagnosed…
- Hereditary kidney cancer Kidney cancer due to a gene than can be transmitted from parent to child. The vast majority of kidney cancer…
- Congenital cervicothoracic vertebrae synostosis See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Endocardium The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. The endocardium consists of a layer of endothelial…
- Joint, temporomandibular Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated TMJ or TM joint.
- BPH A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head.
- Shock lung See: ARDS
- Early-onset familial Alzheimer disease See: Alzheimer disease, early-onset familial