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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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- Topical chemotherapy Chemotherapy: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to the skin.
- Outpatient A patient who is not an inpatient (not hospitalized) but instead is cared for elsewhere -- as in a doctor's…
- Diabetic coma Coma in a diabetic due to the buildup of ketones in the bloodstream. Ketones are a product of metabolizing…
- Hepatoblastoma A malignant tumor of the liver. Hepatoblastoma occurs almost exclusively in young children, more commonly in…
- Histiocytosis, sinus A variant of histiocytosis in which the lymph nodes are the main site of histiocyte proliferation. The…
- Hypoxic Pertaining to hypoxia, a subnormal concentration of oxygen.
- Hormone, progesterone A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the…
- Anaprox See: Naproxen
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome See: Yeast genome
- Scorpion venom The potent poison of the scorpion, an insect that has an elongated body and a segmented, curved tail tipped…
- Xeroradiography The process of making a type of dry x-ray in which a picture of the body is recorded on paper rather than on…