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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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Endocrinology
The study of hormones, their receptors, the intracellular signalling pathways they invoke, and the diseases and conditions associated with them. A medical endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and management of…
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Show more- Exhaustion, heat A warning that the body is getting too hot. The person may be thirsty, giddy, weak, uncoordinated, nauseous…
- Gallus gallus The Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of domestic chickens
- Frigidity Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse…
- Scrofulous 1. Literally, relating to scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck). 2…
- Skin test for immunity A method of evaluating whether a person has developed an immune response to certain infections. A substance…
- Advanced maternal age Usually defined as age 35 or more for the mother at the time of delivery of her baby. Advanced maternal age…
- Pesticide A chemical used to control, repel, or destroy pests of any sort. There are scores of different types of…
- Congenital synostosis of cervicothoracic vertebrae See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- PARK6 Familial Parkinson disease type 6
- Category 2 storm See: Category two hurricane
- Endometriosis Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in…
- Acoustic Having to do with sound or hearing. The acoustic nerve (the 8th cranial nerve) is concerned with hearing and…