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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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- Rumination 1. Regurgitating food after a meal and then swallowing and digesting some of it. Cattle and other ruminant…
- Blood pressure The blood pressure is the pressure of the blood within the arteries. It is produced primarily by the…
- Dyspraxia Impaired or painful function of any organ of the body
- Peritonitis, chronic Longstanding inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis…
- Mutation, private A rare mutation found usually only in a single family or a small population. (It is like a privately printed…
- Gallop rhythm Heart rhythm like the gallop of a horse.
- Splenic artery A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
- Biotherapy Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Androgen ablation Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- Vaginal opening The opening to the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word 'vagina' is…