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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Ear puncture
Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it may be due to fluid pressure in the middle ear. Today the ear drum is occasionally punctured on purpose with surgery. A surgically…
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- Von Recklinghausen disease Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Heat rash Heat rash: Heat rash is an irritation of the skin that results from excessive sweating during hot and humid…
- Receptor, chemokine Receptor, chemokine: A molecule that receives a chemokine and a chemokine dock. A chemokine is a protein that…
- Jugular vein, internal The deeper of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and…
- Contrast media X-ray dye. Commonly spoken of as 'contrast.
- Nephrosclerosis Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis.
- Tarantism A disease once thought to result from the bite of the tarantula spider. This extraordinary affliction was…
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- Prion A disease-causing agent that is neither bacterial nor fungal nor viral and contains no genetic material. A…
- Low vision device A devise to help to improve visual ability of a person with low vision. Low vision devices may be optical or…