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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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CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure. CPAP is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP patients during sleep wear a face mask connected to a pump that forces air into the nasal passages at pressures high enough to overcome…
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- Centenarian Someone who is 100 or more years old. Someone 110 years old and over (no upper limit) may also be referred to…
- Vomit Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…
- Lesbian Female homosexual. The name 'lesbian' comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in…
- Ginger Ginger: A perennial tropical herb that has been used as a treatment for nausea and bowel spasms. Ginger may…
- Artificial pacemaker A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…
- Axilla The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word 'axilla' was…
- Spindle cell A cell that is tapered at both ends
- Fever, West Nile Fever, West Nile: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the…
- Exfoliate 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki's disease…
- Osteotomy Taking out part or all of a bone, or cutting into or through bone.
- Syndrome, trisomy 13 Condition with three rather than the normal two chromosomes #13. Children born with this syndrome have…