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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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Clinical trials
Clinical trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their effects on large groups of people. Clinical research trials may be conducted by government health agencies such as NIH…
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Show more- GFAP Glial fibrillary acidic protein. The degenerative brain condition called Alexander disease is caused by…
- Phytodermatitis Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic…
- Arteriovenous malformation Dth='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our…
- Syndrome, Witkop A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Transcription Making an RNA copy from a sequence of DNA (a gene). Transcription is the first step in gene expression
- Continuous positive airway pressure See: CPAP.
- Retinoic acid syndrome A syndrome that occurs from treatment with retinoic acid and is characterized by fever, dyspnea (difficulty…
- Subclavian Under the clavicle (the collar bone), as the subclavian artery or the subclavian vein
- Adjacent Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. From ad-, near + the Latin…
- Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- Syndromic Part of a syndrome. Hearing loss, for instance, can be syndromic or nonsyndromic
- Pneumonectomy An operation to remove an entire lung or part of a lung