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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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Pick disease: A form of dementia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of social skills and changes in personality leading to impairment of intellect, memory, and language. The common core of symptoms includes loss of memory…
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- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…
- Depression, dysthymia A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from…
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- Acetate A molecular ion derived from acetic acid. The formula of acetate is CH3COO-
- Cranial nerve, first The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge…
- Hypochondriacal neurosis See: Hypochondriasis
- Nodular Bumpy.
- NCCS National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- Foramen ovale An oval opening between the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) that is a normal feature of the fetal…
- Heterozygote A person possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A heterozygote…
- Bornholm disease Bornholm disease is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and…