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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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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is usually spread by blood transfusion, hemodialysis, and needle sticks. HCV causes most transfusion-associated hepatitis, and the damage it does to the liver…
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- Potassium balance The balance between too much potassium and, far more often today, too little potassium. Adults should consume…
- H. flu Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Physician assistant (PA) >Medical histories and physical examinations: a PA is usually can perform histories and physical examinations…
- Sigma Theta Tau The international honor society for nursing. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate…
- Juvenile polyposis An autosomal dominant disorder in which polyps develop throughout the gastrointestinal tract in the first…
- Beat, premature See: Extrasystole
- Death rate The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is…
- Typhus, urban. of Malaya Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Patella The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a…
- OB/GYN A commonly used abbreviation. OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers…
- Ventricular fibrillation An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the…