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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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Institute, National Eye (NEI)
One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual…
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Show more- Immune response Any reaction by the immune system.
- Aerosinusitis Sinus troubles, particularly with pain, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when going up or down in a…
- Actinic Referring to the ultraviolet (UV) rays from sunlight and UV lamps. Sunburn is an actinic burn. An actinic…
- Internal genitalia, male See: Male internal genitalia
- HUS Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Mucositis Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract from the mouth on down to the anus. Mucositis…
- Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Renal tubules Small structures in the kidney that filter the blood and produce the urine
- Cys-Cys Cystine
- Caduceus 1. A rod with two snakes entwined about it topped by a pair of wings.2. An insignia of a caduceus meant…
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Fear of sexual intercourse An abnormal and persistent fear of male-female sexual intercourse. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…