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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- Quintox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Contraceptive device, intrauterine (IUD) A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop…
- Ligament, posterior cruciate The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Latent Hidden, dormant, inactive. The virus that causes chickenpox remains latent after the initial attack of…
- Suppressant, cough A drug used to control coughing, particularly with a dry, nagging, unproductive cough
- Measly The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little…
- Hybridization, fluorescent in situ An important molecular cytogenetic method for identifying chromosomes and parts of chromosomes, deciphering…
- Rickettsiosis, vesicular See Rickettsialpox
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Sinoatrial node The sinoatrial node (the SA node) is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the system…
- Selfish operon A hypothesis according to which the clustering of genes and their subsequent organization into operons is…
- Periosteum The periosteum is a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all…