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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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A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like the famous oath of Hippocrates, the prayer of Maimonides is often recited by new medical graduates. This prayer, which is also…
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Show more- CF 1. Cystic fibrosis, one of the most frequent and serious genetic diseases, CF affects the exocrine glands and…
- Bisphosphonate A class of drugs used to strengthen bone. Bone is in a constant state of remodeling, whereby new bone is laid…
- Overactive bladder Overactive bladder: A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary…
- Hallux varus An inward bending (varus) of the joint of the big toe (the hallux).
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Nosology The systematic classification of diseases, or the branch of medical science that deals thereto. The adjective…
- Alcohol poisoning A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- H Symbol for hydrogen
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- Rate, maternal mortality The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- Stricture, esophagus, acute A narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach, usually caused by…
- Saami health See: Artic health