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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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- Allergy immunotherapy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Carcinoma in situ Cancer that involves only the place in which it began and that has not spread. Carcinoma in situ is an…
- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its…
- Slake 1. To satisfy or quench. As, for example, she drank some water to slake her thirst. 2. To mix with water, to…
- NLM (National Library of Medicine) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with…
- Antioxidant Any substance that reduces oxidative damage (damage due to oxygen) such as that caused by free radicals. Free…
- Occupational Safety and Health, Nat'l Institut for Better known as NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is a US Federal agency…
- Aortic regurgitation The return of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle of the heart due to aortic insufficiency…