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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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- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- Pharyngeal Having to do with the throat (pharynx)
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- Polony A tiny colony of DNA, about one micron in diameter. The word 'polony' is a contraction of 'polymerase…
- Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease A disease that is virtually identical to Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) but without a mutation in the…
- Primordium In embryology, organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. As, for example, the…
- Dengue Also known as Dengue fever, an acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a…
- Bromism A disease caused by chronic exposure to bromine or one of its compounds. Bromism is characterized by mental…
- Alternative medicine Alternative medicine: Healing arts not taught in traditional Western medical schools that promote options to…
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Res. (NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other…