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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Smallpox bioterrorism
The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations stopped in the US in 1972. More than 40% of Americans and many others around the world have not been vaccinated and are vulnerable…
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- Pharmacy A location where prescription drugs are sold. A pharmacy is, by law, constantly supervised by a licensed…
- Parenchyma The key elements of an organ essential to its functioning, as distinct from the capsule that encompasses it…
- Factor X A laboratory-made agent similar to a normally existing substance in the body that stimulates the production…
- Heterochromia Different colors
- BMRs (biological response modifiers) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Goodman syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by acrocephalosyndactyly -- birth defects involving the head and face and…
- De Lange syndrome A relatively common birth defect syndrome with multiple malformations and mental retardation of unknown…
- LLQ Abbreviation for the left lower quadrant (quarter). The LLQ of the abdomen contains the descending portion of…
- Myriad A great number, a very large number, a huge number of something. There are, for example, myriad ways in which…
- Forget me Street term for Rohypnol
- Perichondritis Inflammation of the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps…