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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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- Ragweed Any of a number of weedy composite herbs that produce a pollen that is a frequent cause of allergies. Of all…
- Dreams Thoughts, visions, and other sensations that occupy the mind in sleep. Dreams occur during that part of sleep…
- Proportional counter A device for measuring radioactivity. More technically, a proportional counter counts the emission of…
- Water channel See: Aquaporin
- Dipsosis Excessive thirst; overwhelming desire for water or another liquid. Dipsosis may occur when the amount of…
- Esophagoscopy Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument
- Lab result The result of a test done in a laboratory
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- Pedophilia People with pedophilia have fantasies, urges or behaviors that involve illegal sexual activity with a…