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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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Show more- APC (medication) Aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine (a pill containing all three)
- Virus A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus…
- Flora The population of microbes inhabiting the outside or inside surfaces of people (or other animals). Also, the…
- Precancerous Pertaining to something that is not yet overtly cancerous, but appears to be on its way to becoming a cancer…
- Twelfth cranial nerve The hypoglossal nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, including the hypoglossal nerve, emerge from or enter the…
- Drug, tocolytic A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are…
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…
- Sleep, rapid eye movement Sleep, rapid eye movement: REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs)…
- Medical scientist A person who combines expertise in medicine and science. Medical scientists of note might, for example…
- Abdomen, acute The abrupt (acute) onset of abdominal pain. A potential medical emergency, an acute abdomen may reflect a…
- Estrogen, designer See: Designer estrogen
- G (gram) Symbol for gram, a unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In weight, a gram is equal to…