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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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Leprosy
See: Hansen disease
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- Tamponade, chronic A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial…
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Histoplasma capsulatum See: Histoplasma
- Asparagine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Asparagine is nonessential to the diet since the…
- Histiocytosis, sinus A variant of histiocytosis in which the lymph nodes are the main site of histiocyte proliferation. The…
- Inheritance, holandric Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Sequence, intervening An intervening sequence is the part of a gene that is initially transcribed from the DNA into RNA…
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Homeopathy A system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with drugs (in minute doses) thought…
- Pickwickian syndrome The combination of obesity, somnolence (sleepiness), hypoventilation (underbreathing), and plethoric (red)…
- Cancer, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer