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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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- Repetitive stress injury Stress injury: A type of injury from recurrent stress, often associated with the heavy use of computers…
- Ophthalmoplegia with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Physical growth A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on chromosomes. Physical distance is measured in base pairs…
- Gonad, male The male gonad, the testicle (or testis), located behind the penis in a pouch of skin (the scrotum). The…
- Popliteal pterygium syndrome An inherited condition with a web behind the knee. (A pterygium is a winglike triangular membrane). The…
- Heart, left The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Apraxia of speech A severe speech disorder characterized by inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. Apraxia…
- PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder. (The abbreviation PTSD has rapidly gained in popularity because saying…
- Environmental toxicology The toxicity and toxicology of environmental pollutants in air, dust, sediment, soil and water, and natural…
- Janiceps Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together, with the faces looking in opposite directions, like the…