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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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- Maneuver, Heimlich An emergency treatment for obstruction of the airway in adults. It may be needed when someone chokes on a…
- Hormone, growth A hormone made in the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of another hormone called somatomedin by…
- Collateral knee ligament, medial The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Apgar score El ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Apgar score Main…
- Cassette A pre-existing structure into which an insert can be moved. In molecular biology, a gene conversion process…
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology An agency of the US Department of Defense specializing in pathology consultation, education and research. The…
- Long-term memory A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Vesicoenteric Pertaining to both the urinary bladder and intestine or to a communication between them, as in a…
- Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip…
- Hepatico- A combining form used before a consonant to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…