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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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Doctor
In a medical context, any medical professional with an MD, a PhD, or any other doctoral degree. The term doctor is quite nonspecific. A doctor may, for example, be a physician, psychologist, biomedical scientist, dentist, or veterinarian…
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Show more- Marasmus Wasting away, as occurs with children who have kwashiorkor. Also called cachexia, is usually a result of…
- Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders S, National (NIDCD): One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on…
- Occult stool blood test A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Torture An act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person…
- In vivo In the living organism, as opposed to in vitro (in the laboratory).
- Glaucoma, acute angle-closure Glaucoma, acute angle-closure: Increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior chamber) of the eye due to…
- DNA (figurative) The essence or master blueprint of something. Since DNA became widely known to be the genetic material of…
- Scan, thyroid An image taken of the thyroid gland after radioactive iodine is taken by mouth. The thyroid gland is in front…
- Morquio syndrome An inherited error in carbohydrate metabolism that results in mucopolysaccharide accumulation and severe…
- Osteoarthropathy Any disease of the bones and joints. From osteo-, bone + -arthro-, joint, + pathy, disease
- Angioid streaks Tiny breaks in the elastin-filled tissue in the back of the eye (retinae). These abnormalities are visible to…
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome A cancer genetic disorder characterized by freckle-like spots on the lips, mouth and fingers and polyps in…