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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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Neonatologist
A specialist in the care of the newborn.
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- Humidifier Anything, usually a machine today, that adds moisture to the air
- Muscle relaxant Muscle relaxant is a term usually used to refer to skeletal muscle relaxants (drugs), which act on the…
- Massage therapist A person who practices therapeutic massage. In many US states, massage therapists can be licensed after…
- Incubator In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are…
- MEDVAC Acronym for medical evacuation. MEDVAC typically refers to a team that is organized with the skills for the…
- UBT Urea breath test
- Disease, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom is painless swelling of the…
- Regurgitation A backward flowing. For example, of food. Or the sloshing of blood back into the heart (or between chambers…
- Polyendocrinopathy syndrome, autoimmune A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Hyperosmolarity In biochemistry, an osmolar concentration of the body fluids that is abnormally increased
- Rheumatism, localized Rheumatism confined to a specific location, such as bursitis and tendonitis