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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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- Diving injury An injury incurred from diving into water that is too shallow or has hidden hazards. These injuries may be to…
- Disease, Quincke's This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Belly button The navel or umbilicus. The one-time site of attachment of the umbilical cord. The term 'belly button' was…
- Darier disease A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…
- EVAR Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in…
- Vernix caseosa A white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a…
- Fear of depths An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Resorption The process of losing substance. Bone, when it is remodeled (reshaped), undergoes both new formation and…
- Syndrome, de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- Naltrexone A derivative of naloxone used as an orally active and long-acting potent pure narcotic antagonist. Naltrexone…