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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- Palsy Paralysis, generally partial, whereby a local body area is incapable of voluntary movement (motor function)…
- Camphechlor See: Toxaphene
- Q.i.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, q.i.d. (or qid) means 4 times a day (from the Latin quater in die). The abbreviation…
- Coke Street name for cocaine, the most potent stimulant of natural origin, a bitter addictive anesthetic (pain…
- Jejunostomy A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a…
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate
- Pneumonia, aspiration Inflammation of the lungs due to aspiration (the sucking in of food particles or fluids into the lungs).
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Dysmotility syndrome A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus…
- Blastocystis infection See: Blastocystosis
- Subcu Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Disease, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes…