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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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- Lactobacillus A bacterium normally found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Lactobacillus can also live in…
- NCCS National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- FEMA A name well known to people in the US who have experienced a major natural or made-man disaster. FEMA stands…
- Host 1. The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter.2. An organism or cell culture in…
- Whitehead A familiar term for what is medically called a closed comedo. A comedo, the primary sign of acne, consists of…
- Poisoning, carbon monoxide See: Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Super- Prefix meaning meaning above, more than normal, or excessive. As in superaspirin, superbug, superjacent…
- Block, caudal See Caudal anesthesia
- DiGeorge syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by hypocalcemia, immunodeficiency, and congenital heart disease: >…
- Dipper A person in whom there is the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. The opposite of a dipper is a…
- Preventive medicine Medicine designed to avert and avoid disease. Screening for hypertension and treating it before it causes…