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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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Overweight
The term 'overweight' is used in two different ways. In one sense it is a way of saying imprecisely that someone is heavy. The other sense of 'overweight' is more precise and designates a state between normal weight and obesity. The…
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Show more- Line, germ A sequence of cells, each descended from earlier cells in the lineage, which will develop into new sperm and…
- TCM Traditional Chinese medicine
- Lesbian Female homosexual. The name 'lesbian' comes from the Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegian Sea where in…
- Babysitter's elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Syndrome, Aarskog-Scott See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Lockjaw See Tetanus
- Levite A member of an ancient caste of hereditary Jewish priests. Membership in the Levites is determined by…
- Ear, external There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The…
- Disease, Chagas See: Chagas disease.
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA): One of the National Institutes of Health, NIAAA's mission is to 'conduct research focused on improving…
- Demarcation A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word…
- Vomit Matter from the stomach that has come up into and may be ejected beyond the mouth, due to the act of…