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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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- Fear of water An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers of aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Additive genetic effects A mechanism of quantitative inheritance such that the combined effects of genetic alleles at two or more gene…
- FluMist FluMist™. See: Nasal flu vaccine
- Oral rehydration salts ORS. A solution of glucose-based salt solution used in oral rehydration therapy. WHO and UNICEF recommend a…
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Antibody cross reactivity The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
- Cardiac transplant See: Heart transplant
- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
- Ataxia-telangiectasia A progressive neurodegenerative genetic disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia (incoordination and lack…
- Voluntary Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms…