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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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Glaucoma detection
You may know of the 'air puff' test or other tests used to measure eye pressure in an eye examination. But, this test alone cannot detect glaucoma. Glaucoma is found most often during an eye examination through dilated pupils after drops…
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Show more- Gout, tophaceous A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft…
- Disease, sickle cell A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Draft DNA sequence Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor
- PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Turbinate A bone shaped like a top. The turbinate is a bone in the nose; it is an extension of the ethmoid bone, is…
- Corticosteroid allergy A delayed allergic reaction to corticosteroid (drugs similar to cortisone). This occurs in 1-4% of people who…
- Mg Abbreviation for milligram, a unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a…
- Aniline A chemical compound implicated, along with o-toluidine, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- NF2 (neurofibromatosis type 2) Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Retina The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel…
- Premalignant Pertaining to tissue that is not yet malignant, but is poised to become malignant. Appropriate clinical and…