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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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BPD
Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term…
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Show more- Dissection, neck Surgery in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to identify, examine…
- MRDM Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus. See: Tropical diabetes
- Soft palate The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Tunica albuginea The whitish membrane within the penis that surrounds the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis and…
- Genome, bee See: Honey bee genome
- Crick, Francis British biologist (1916-2004) who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology with James Watson…
- Cardiopathy Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- Spiral fracture A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER>
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- Recommended Dietary Allowance The RDA, the estimated amount of a nutrient (or calories) per day considered necessary for the maintenance of…
- Operation Although there are many meanings to the word 'operation', in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To…
- Peak-flow meter This hand-held device measures air flow (how fast air is blown out of the lungs). Patients can use peak-flow…