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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Trauma
Any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. 'Trauma' has both a medical and a psychiatric definition. Medically, 'trauma' refers to a serious or critical bodily injury, wound, or shock. This definition is often associated with…
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Show more- Niemann-Pick disease A biochemical disorder affecting a lipid (fat) called sphingomyelin, resulting usually in progressive…
- Intervertebral foramen An opening between vertebrae through which nerves leave the spine and extend to other parts of the body. Also…
- Familial colorectal cancer A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum…
- Hurricane supplies kit Hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Fever, typhus See: Typhus
- Antitoxin An antibody capable of destroying microorganisms including viruses and bacteria. An antitoxin provides…
- Open wound An injury that is exposed due to broken skin. An open wound is at high risk for infection
- Visual nerve pathways The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Prontosil The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- Phenotype, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Small intestine The part of the digestive tract that extends from the stomach to the large intestine
- ASL American Sign Language