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American College of Physicians
A medical society for internal medicine. The ACP motto is 'Doctors for Adults.' Its mission is 'to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.' ACP members…
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- Vara See: Varus
- McCune-Albright syndrome Abbreviation (not only for McDonald's but also) for a number of entities in medicine including minimal change…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Toilet 1. In medicine, cleansing of a wound and the skin around it. 2. In obstetrics, cleansing of a woman just…
- Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo: What is termed 'hydrocephalus ex-vacuo' occurs when there is damage to the brain…
- Currarino syndrome Failure of formation of all or part of the sacrum (the lowest section of the spine). Currarino syndrome is a…
- Immunization, measles Measles: See Immunization, MMR
- NIAID (Nat'l Inst of Allergy and Infectious Dis.) Seases: One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- Frotteurism Frotteurism is a problem where the focus of the person's sexual urges is related to touching or rubbing his…
- Microscope, simple A microscope that has a single converging lens (or a combination of lenses that function optically as a…
- Xenobiotic Natural substances that are foreign to the body