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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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Mycobacterium avium complex
(MAP) A bacterium that causes Johne's disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cattle and other species, including primates. Because Johne's disease is in some ways quite similar to Crohn's disease in humans, MAP has…
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- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…
- Intractable Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhea or intractable pain.
- Recipient In medicine, a recipient is someone who receives something like a blood transfusion or an organ transplant…
- American Association of Dermatology One of a multitude of professional societies in the health arena. The AMA (the American Medical Association)…
- Parainfluenza A disease due to an acute respiratory infection caused by a parainfluenza virus. Parinfluenza occurs usually…
- Colorectal cancer risk See: Colon cancer family history
- Pap test A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Keratectomy, photorefractive (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- MRNA Messenger RNA, the key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino…
- Stroke index A cardiodynamic measure. Stroke volume is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects in one beat, measured…
- Aleve See: Naproxen