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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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Technology transfer
The process of converting scientific findings from research laboratories into useful products by the commercial sector
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Show more- Sharp Medical slang for a needle or similar pointed object
- Epithelium The outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open surfaces of the body including the skin, and mucous…
- Dry skin Abnormally dry skin. Can be caused by a dry climate, winter weather, deficiency of vitamin A, systemic…
- Dermatoglyphics The study of the patterns of ridges on the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. Dermatoglyphics are…
- Research, clinical A study of a treatment, procedure, or medication done in a medical setting. See also clinical research trials.
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Anatomy, gross Better known among medical students simply as 'gross', gross anatomy is the study of the form of structures…
- Nature (journal) The name of a venerable British scientific journal that has over the past century or so published much of…
- Disease, delta-storage pool See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- Pharmacogenetics The merger of pharmacology and genetics into a field that pertains to the hereditary responses to drugs. For…
- Disease, sixth A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which lasts several days and…