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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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- Doula 1. A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced…
- Thyroid peroxidase test Thyroid peroxidase test: A blood test done to detect autoantibodies directed against thyroid peroxidase…
- Hypotonic solution A solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood. As opposed to an…
- Mediastinoscopy A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube…
- Multicentric Having more than one center. A term often applied to tumors. A minority of Wilms tumors are multicentric and…
- Piperine A pungent alkaloid that is concentrated in the outer skin of pepper berries (which gives pepper much of its…
- Hem-onc Short for Hematology-oncology
- Jaundice, obstructive Jaundice caused by obstruction of the bile ducts, as with gallstones. Additional symptoms of obstructive…
- Melanoma, lentigo maligna One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma and the slowest growing one. It typically begins as a…
- Sixth cranial nerve The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- Steele-Richardson-Olszewksi syndrome A hormonal problem that causes women to have various symptoms, including irregular or no menstruation, acne…