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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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Cholesterol guidelines
The guidelines on cholesterol for adults. A 2004 update to the National Cholesterol Education Program's clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol management advised physicians to consider new, more intensive treatment options for people…
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Show more- Little lady of Flores The first skeleton, that of a diminuitive female, found on the Indonesian island of Flores belonging to a new…
- Eardrum The tympanic membrane of the ear, or tympanum, the membrane that separates the middle ear from the external…
- Generalized tonic-clonic seizure See: Grand mal
- Mycobacterium leprae The bacillus responsible for leprosy (Hansen disease). Mycobacterium leprae is an obligate parasite that has…
- Exercise, isotonic Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isometric…
- Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med. Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports…
- Directives, advance Known also as advance medical directives, these are documents that pertain to treatment preferences and the…
- Wind chill See: Round window.
- Therapy, PUVA See: PUVA
- Antipsoriatic Directed against psoriasis. Sunlight is antipsoriatic, as are a number of drugs
- Corneal ring, intrastromal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Skin abscess A common boil, a collection of pus beneath the skin, which may need to be surgically lanced to let it drain…