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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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1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth canal. 2. In gynecology, the tilting of the uterus. Uterine retroversion indicates the uterus is tilted backwards. 3. In…
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Show more- Voice box The voice box, or larynx, is the portion of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords…
- Dorsum The back or posterior side of a structure. 'Dorsum' is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Xenotropic virus A virus that can grow in the cells of a species foreign to the normal host species, a species different from…
- Error, alpha The statistical error (said to be 'of the first kind' or type I) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Helminthology, medical See: Medical helminthology
- DM2 Myotonic dystrophy type 2. See also: Myotonic dystrophy
- Sequence, conserved A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained essentially…
- Heat syncope Sudden dizziness, feeling faint ans sometimes fainting experienced after exercising in the heat. The skin…
- Wry neck Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In…
- Elavil See: Amitriptyline
- Colorectal Related to the colon and/or rectum
- CA 19-9 A tumor marker initially found in colorectal cancer patients, but subsequently also identified in patients…