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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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- Q fever vaccine A vaccine against Q fever, an illness first recognized in Australia in the 1930's that affects people dealing…
- Neuroscientist A scientist who studies the nervous system, including the neural basis of behavior; parts of the nervous…
- Arachnodactyly Long spider-like fingers and toes, a frequent finding in Marfan syndrome, a heritable disorder of connective…
- Lamin A/C The lamin family of proteins that make up the nuclear lamina, a matrix of protein located next to the inner…
- Glioma A brain tumor that begin in a glial, or supportive, cell, in the brain or spinal cord. Malignant gliomas are…
- Chen, Zhong Wei (1929-2004) Chinese surgeon considered the 'father of replantation.' Dr. Chen was the first to reattach a…
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Biological therapy Biological therapy: Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight…
- Smith-Magenis syndrome A syndrome of abnormal physical, developmental and behavioral features due to microdeletion of chromosome 17…
- Cholelithiasis 1. The presence of stones in the gallbladder or common bile duct. 2. The process of formation of such stones…