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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- Lissencephaly A brain malformation characterized by microcephaly and the lack of normal convolutions (folds) in the brain…
- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Synovial cyst, popliteal A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined…
- Biopsy, bone marrow See: Bone marrow biopsy
- SHP Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Period, incubation In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Lymphangioma A structure consisting of a collection of blood vessels and lymph vessels that are overgrown and clumped…
- Flail chest When enough ribs are broken (usually from a crush injury) to compromise the rigidity of the chest wall. On…
- Dx Abbreviation standing for diagnosis, the determination of the nature of a disease. Dx may alternatively be…
- DNA, repetitive DNA sequences that are repeated in the genome. These sequences do not code for protein. One class termed…
- Malrotated ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Agenesis, sacral Failure of formation of all or part of the sacrum (the lowest section of the spine). Currarino syndrome is a…