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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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Script
An informal colloquial term for a prescription. Derived from prescription by removing both its beginning and ending to save a little bit of time and effort
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- Birth assistant See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Pontiac fever A flu-like illness caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila contracted by breathing mist that comes…
- Transplantation, cross-species A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymus and See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Compound microscope A microscope which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the…
- Glutathione S-transferase A family of enzymes that utilize glutathione in reactions contributing to the transformation of a wide range…
- Fracture, torus A fracture in which one side of the bone bends, but does not actually break. Torus fractures normally heal on…
- BLAST Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in…
- X-ray crystallography The use of X-rays of known wavelength to learn the structure of any crystalline material. Put otherwise…
- Unstable diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…