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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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Therapy
The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment, as for example: > >Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is treatment that suppresses a retrovirus such as HIV. >Brachytherapy is treatment given by placing radioactive material…
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- Gargoylism From the French gargouille (waterspout), the word conveys the often-grotesque image of the medieval cathedral…
- Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (GERD) Reflux disease, gastroesophageal (GERD): The stomach contents regurgitate and back up (reflux) into the…
- Placental dystocia Difficulty delivering the placenta (the afterbirth). Dystocia comes from the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult…
- Causalgia Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a…
- Tobacco smoking Smoking: The direct inhalation of tobacco smoke, the basis of major health hazards. Long known to cause…
- MASA syndrome MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- Tetranucleotide A sequence of 4 base pairs. (Bases are the building blocks of DNA.) Expansion of a tetranucleotide repeat…
- Itch, ocean An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- Teleology The study of the ultimate purpose of the design of something in nature. For example, 'what is the true…
- EOS The gene for familial eosinophilia. EOS has been mapped to chromosome region 5q31-33 containing the cytokine…
- Public mourning The public display of grief. This may take many forms ranging from the very formal to the very informal, from…