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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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Recurrent
Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever
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- Total parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the essential nutrients they need when…
- Gua sha See: Gua-sha
- Postprandial After mealtime. A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating. Most medical…
- Myriad A great number, a very large number, a huge number of something. There are, for example, myriad ways in which…
- AQP Aquaporin
- RUQ Abbreviation for the right upper quadrant (quarter). The RUQ of the abdomen contains the liver and the…
- Connective tissue disease Connective tissue disease: A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components…
- Glycogen storage disease One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…