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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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HHV-8
Human herpesvirus 8, a herpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma, an otherwise rare form of cancer sometimes seen in AIDS patients, and to some B-cell lymphomas. The predominant route of HHV-8 transmission is…
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- Hyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hyperhidrosis is too much sweating.
- Myriad A great number, a very large number, a huge number of something. There are, for example, myriad ways in which…
- Meiotic nondisjunction Failure of two members of a chromosome pair to separate (disjoin) during meiosis so that both go to one…
- Cerebral herniation The abnormal protrusion of brain tissue through an opening when there is increased intracranial pressure…
- Beetle, blister A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for…
- Hepatic duct A duct that carries bile from the liver into the common bile duct which conveys it to the duodenum (the upper…
- Premacular fibrosis See: Macular pucker
- Hemorrhagic diarrhea, E. coli Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- BF Abbreviation for 'black female' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…
- Nomenclature A system of names used in a particular discipline, as in medicine and surgery, anatomy and biochemistry, etc…
- Morphine A powerful narcotic agent with strong analgesic (painkilling) action and other significant effects on the…