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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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GVHD
Graft-versus-host disease
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- Blastokinin See: Uteroglobin
- Medication 1. A drug or medicine. 2. The administration of a drug or medicine. (Note that 'medication' does not have the…
- Disease, foot-and-mouth See: Foot-and-mouth disease
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Hospital gown A short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's…
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Coagulation, laser The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser. A coagulation laser produces light in the visible green…
- Hepatitis D, E, F, and G Lesser known (than hepatitis A, B, and C), the most significant of these seems to be type D, or the delta…
- Joint hypermobility syndrome A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones
- Sulci The plural of sulcus