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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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- Exacerbation A worsening. In medicine, exacerbation may refer to an increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and…
- Shinbone The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shinbone is anatomically…
- Vinyl chloride A substance used in manufacturing plastics that is known to be toxic and carcinogenic (cancer-causing)…
- Food irradiation A food safety technology designed to eliminate disease-causing germs from foods. Treating food with ionizing…
- Tension, intravenous The pressure of the blood within a vein, the venous pressure
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Elbow subluxation See: Nursemaid's elbow
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- Laryngostasis More commonly known as croup, this is an infection of the larynx, trachea, and the bronchial tubes, that…