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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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Pertussis
Pertussis: Whooping cough, a communicable, potentially deadly illness characterized by fits of coughing followed by a noisy, 'whooping' indrawn breath. It is caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. The illness is most likely to affect…
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Show more- Gyri The plural of gyrus
- Sleep-disordered breathing A condition characterized by repeated episodes of hypopnea (underbreathing) and apnea (not breathing) during…
- HMPS Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
- Clinical research trials Clinical research trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices…
- Sign, Tinel's An examination test that is used by doctors to detect an irritated nerve. Tinel's sign is performed by…
- Melanoma, lentigo maligna One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma and the slowest growing one. It typically begins as a…
- Malabsorption The impaired absorption by the intestines of nutrients from food. Malabsorption can be specific and involve…
- VHF Viral hemorrhagic fever
- FBLN3 The gene encoding the protein known as fibulin 3. See: Fibulin 3
- Stomach, Pavlov A pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (but isolated from the rest of the stomach) that opens…
- Septorhinoplasty A surgical procedure done on the nose and the nasal septum, the wall within the nose separating the left and…
- Colostrum A sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days…