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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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BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for a national research program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood and in transfusion medicine through support…
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- Mollaret meningitis Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Polio immunization One of the two polio vaccines that are available: oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine…
- Biopsy, muscle See: Muscle biopsy
- Epithelial Relating to the epithelium, the outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open surfaces of the body…
- Autistic savant A person with autism who is exceptionally gifted in a specialized field. That field may, for example, be…
- Oral contraceptive A birth control pill taken by mouth. Most oral contraceptives include both estrogen and progesterone. When…
- Scalp ringworm Ringworm: A superficial fungus infection of the skin, affecting the scalp. Also known as ringworm. It appears…
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- OCG Oral cholecystogram
- Infarction The formation of an infarct, an area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a…