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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Show more- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor GIST. A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be…
- Swimming pool granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Palliative care 1) Medical or comfort care that reduces the severity of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing…
- Hansen disease Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body…
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Bradykinesia Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- Scleroderma Scleroderma: A disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissue (fibrosis) in the skin and…
- Clonote The first cell produced by the combination of a nucleus and an enucleated ovum that launches the process of…
- Chorioamnionitis Inflammation of the chorion and the amnion, the membranes that surround the fetus. Chorioamnionitis usually…
- Sarcoma, soft tissue See: Soft tissue sarcoma
- Hydrocele Accumulation of fluid in the coat around the testis. Small hydroceles tend to disappear by a year of age…
- Collagen injection The practice of injecting collagen into a part of the face or body to make it larger, most often performed on…