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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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Campylobacteriosis
Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni, now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry. A single drop of juice from a contaminated chicken is enough to make someone sick with…
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- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Intelligence quotient An attempt to measure the intelligence of someone. Abbreviated IQ. The IQ score is usually based upon the…
- Amyloid Any of a number of complex proteins that are deposited in tissues and that share selected laboratory features…
- Human Genome Organisation The international organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the global initiative to…
- Absinthe Once a major medical hazard, absinthe is an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood…
- Tranquilizer In pharmacology, a drug that calms and relieves anxiety. The first tranquilizer, chlordiazepoxide…
- Reflex, photic sneeze A disorder, also known as the achoo syndrome, characterized by nearly uncontrollable paroxysms of sneezing…
- Cataract surgery Cataract surgery: Removal of the clouded lens (the cataract) in its entirety by surgery, usually followed by…
- Rep 1) Roentgen equivalent physical, a unit of absorbed radiation approximately equivalent to one roentgen. 2) An…
- Rohypnol The trade name for flunitrazepam, which has been abused as a 'date rape' drug. Rohypnol produces…
- Noncoding DNA The strand of DNA that does not carry the information necessary to make proteins. DNA normally has two…