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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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GPO
GPO stands for various things (such as the Government Printing Office) but in a healthcare context (and many other contexts) a GPO is a Group Purchasing Organization. A medical GPO might be able to bring the purchasing power and…
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Show more- Leukemia, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Onychogryposis Abnormally thick curved fingernails or toenails. From the Greek onyx, nail + gryposis, curvature
- Smokeless tobacco Tobacco that is not smoked but used in another form such as chewing tobacco or snuff. Cancers of the oral…
- Aneurysm, miliary An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Trichomonas vaginalis A protozoan parasite that causes vaginitis. See: Trichomonas
- Library of Medicine, National (NLM) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Marshall-Smith syndrome A disorder characterized by advanced bone age at birth, broad forehead, prominent eyes, and small chin. There…
- Cys-Cys Cystine
- Locoregional anesthesia Anesthesia that produces loss of pain only in the region of the surgery. This may be done by a 'spinal' in…
- Cellophane maculopathy See: Macular pucker
- MCP1 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1, a member of the small inducible gene (SIG) family, plays a role in the…