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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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- Plodia interpunctella See: Meal moth
- Cadaver wart A warty growth on the hand due to tuberculosis, typically of someone doing postmortem examinations. A cadaver…
- Syndrome, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Heterophyes The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue…
- PEEP Peeping tom (voyeurism) is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and…
- QHC Qualified health claim
- Rate, neonatal mortality The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- Bowel sounds The gurgling, rumbling, or growling noises from the abdomen caused by the muscular contractions of…
- Prothrombin A coagulation (clotting) factor that is needed for the normal clotting of blood. A cascade of biochemical…
- Sunscreen A substance that blocks the effect of the sun's harmful rays. Using lotions that contain sunscreens can…
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…