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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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HPIV
Human parainfluenza virus
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Show more- Colpopexy The use of surgical-quality stitches to bring a displaced vagina back into position against the abdominal wall
- Lyonization The inactivation of an X chromosome. One of the two X chromosomes in every cell in a female is randomly…
- Heat prostration Overheating of the body due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and…
- Low vision A visual impairment, not corrected by standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, that interferes…
- Numb Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage…
- Zoll See: Zoll, Paul M.
- Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) A rare but dramatic genetic disorder that turns muscles, tendons and ligaments into bone, threatening to…
- FGFR3 Abbreviation for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Mutations in the FGFR3 gene are known to cause three…
- HAART Stands for highly active antiretroviral therapy. Treatment with a very potent drug 'cocktail' to suppress the…
- Pathogen, special See: Special pathogen
- Gy Abbreviation for gray
- Gene, evolutionarily conserved A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…