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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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Herbalism
The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may be licensed MDs, naturopaths, or osteopaths. They may also be unlicensed. Interested consumers should seek out knowledgeable, and…
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Show more- Fever, spotted Fever, spotted: Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially…
- Bradykinesia Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- Emergency code While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Fruitfly genome See: Drosophila genome
- Mitochondria Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells. Mitochondria are located in the cytoplasm…
- ALT (alanine aminotransferase) An enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells that is released into the bloodstream when the liver or…
- Media, contrast X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between blood vessels and other tissue. Commonly spoken of…
- Gland, thyroid See: Thyroid gland
- Balance, sense of Our sense of balance is regulated by a complex interaction of the following parts of the nervous system: >…
- VHL Von Hippel-Lindau. See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Rat, cotton See: Cotton rat
- Splicing, alternative See Alternative splicing