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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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Injury
Harm or hurt. The term 'injury' may be applied in medicine to damage inflicted upon oneself as in a hamstring injury or by an external agent on as in a cold injury. The injury may be accidental or deliberate, as with a needlestick injury…
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- Flu shot The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended annually (each year) for persons at high risk for serious…
- Test, rapid plasma reagin A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative…
- Alpha-1 Short for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Acetylcholinesterase An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft (the space between two…
- Incisional biopsy A biopsy in which only a sample of the suspicious tissue is cut into (incised) and removed for purposes of…
- World Health Organization An agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation in improving health…
- HNPCC Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Evidence based medicine See: Evidence-based medicine
- Mitochondrial disease Mitochondrial disease: Mutations (changes) in the mitochondrial chromosome are responsible for a number of…
- Chemical reaction A process in which one substance is transformed into another. Thousands of different types of chemical…