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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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Anomia
A problem with word finding. Impaired recall of words with no impairment of comprehension or the capacity to repeat the words. In 'The Case of Anna H.' who had anomia, the neurologist/writer Oliver Sacks noted that: 'When I showed her some…
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Show more- Acoustic Having to do with sound or hearing. The acoustic nerve (the 8th cranial nerve) is concerned with hearing and…
- Lymph gland See Lymph node
- Gland, prostate A gland within the male reproductive system that is located just below the bladder. Chestnut shaped, the…
- Eugenics Literally, meaning normal genes, eugenics aims to improve the genetic constitution of the human species by…
- Data Facts, statistics, and the like. In medicine and the health sciences, people often speak of 'the data'…
- Attention getting Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of…
- Myostatin A growth factor that regulates the size of muscles beginning in early embryonic development and continuing…
- Breast aplasia Breast aplasia: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They…
- Elbow dislocation See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Antihistamines Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine…
- Substance 1. Material with particular features, as a pressor substance.2. The material that makes up an organ or…