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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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Show more- Acquired deafness Deafness: The loss of hearing that occurs or develops some time during a person's life but was not present at…
- Abductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to stay open. See: spasmodic…
- Macrocytic 1. Any abnormally large cell. The opposite of macrocytic is microcytic (an abnormally small cell). 2. An…
- Acute respiratory disease A sudden condition in which breathing is difficult and the oxygen levels in the blood abruptly drop lower…
- Cholecyst The gallbladder. The word cholecyst is not much used today but it figures into a number of other terms to do…
- Alveoli The plural of alveolus. The alveoli are tiny air sacs within the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and…
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Congenital hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism: See: Cretinism.
- ESRD End-stage renal disease
- Microscope, electron See: Fluorescent microscope.
- Esophagoscopy Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument
- Thermometer A device used to measure the temperature of gaseous, liquid or solid matter or of a chemical reaction such as…