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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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HIB
This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria responsible for a range of serious "invasive" diseases including meningitis with potential brain damage and epiglottitis with…
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- Alcohol poisoning A condition in which a toxic amount of alcohol (ethanol, ethyl alcohol) has been drunk, usually in a short…
- Cradle-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Cryptosporidium parvum The parasite that causes the disease, cryptosporidiosis. See: Cryptosporidiosis
- Fomentation A quaint old term for the application of hot packs or the substance so applied. From the Latin 'fovimentum'…
- Pimple A small papule or pustule. Pimples are sebaceous glands (oil glands) that are infected with bacteria, become…
- Delta cell, pancreatic A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Acid reflux A common condition and an abnormal one in which acid in the stomach rises up into the esophagus. This occurs…
- Ketone bodies Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
- Idiopathy A disease or medical condition of unknown origin or which has no apparent cause. As in the idiopathy of…
- BSL 1. Biosafety level, as in a BSL-4 laboratory. 2.Biohazard safety level. 3.Blood sugar level. 4.British Sign…
- Great pox Syphilis. An old name to distinguish it from the smallpox