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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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- Oscitation The act of yawning, the involuntary opening of the mouth with respiration, breathing first inward, then…
- Pallister-Killian syndrome A condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism…
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…
- Snot A popular, perjorative, and somewhat offensive term for nasal mucus (mucus produced in the nose)
- Oculoplastics Eye plastic and reconstructive surgery., a specialized area of ophthalmology that focuses on the eyelids and…
- Chromosome A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized…
- Monocular diplopia See: Diplopia, monocular
- Eclosion The emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case, or the hatching of an insect larva from an egg. From…
- Syndrome, Hantavirus pulmonary The syndrome of familial Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural Deafness, and Renal dysplasia. Inherited as an…
- Skin color The color of skin which is complexly determined. Skin color depends on many factors including reddening…