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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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Degenerative joint disease
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- Cardiovascular system The circulatory system which comprises the heart and blood vessels. The system carries nutrients and oxygen…
- Ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential…
- Vaccination Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing…
- Sidney Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Autoimmune hepatitis A disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing inflammation of the liver…
- Gastritis Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach. From the Latin gastricus meaning stomach + -itis, meaning…
- Genitalia, male external See: Male external genitalia
- De Lange syndrome A relatively common birth defect syndrome with multiple malformations and mental retardation of unknown…
- Molecular biology The study of biology on a molecular level including the structure, function, and makeup of biologically…
- Disease, Parry's Toxic multinodular goiter, a condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are…
- Progesterone A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the…