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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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- Podocyte A cell with branching tentacle-shaped extensions that constitutes the barrier through which blood is filtered…
- Whipple disease A form of intestinal malabsorption (an inability to absorb nutrients from the intestine) described in 1907 by…
- Cisplatin An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called platinum compounds. Cisplatin is used in the…
- Keratoderma hereditarium mutilans See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Gilbert syndrome Gilbert syndrome: A common but harmless genetic condition in which a liver enzyme essential to the disposal…
- Melorheostosis A rare bone condition that usually begins in childhood characterized by thickening of the bones (sclerosis)…
- Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise…
- Cradle-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Attention The ability to focus selectively on a selected stimulus, sustaining that focus and shifting it at will. The…
- Disc, optic The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also…
- PPAR Abbreviation for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor. There are 3 known subtypes of PPARs --…