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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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P.o.
Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin 'per os', by mouth). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of Latin terms that have traditionally been used in prescriptions. Some others: > >a.c. = before meals (from 'ante cibum'…
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Show more- No show Term used in the US for a patient who missed an appointment. (In the UK, a patient who failed an appointment…
- Sleep, non-rapid eye movement Sleep, non-rapid eye movement: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain…
- Dx Abbreviation standing for diagnosis, the determination of the nature of a disease. Dx may alternatively be…
- Black American See: African American
- Amygdala 1. The amygdaloid nucleus in the brain. 2. The tonsils. These structures were so named because they appeared…
- Test, Pap A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Spastic dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor See: G-CSF
- Spinous process A slender projection from the back of a vertebra to which muscles and ligaments are attached
- Gestational hypertension See: Hypertension, gestational
- Fear of being buried alive An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort…
- Cecum The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant…