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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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Furuncle
Nothing more nor less than a 'boil' with a fancy name. A boil is a collection of pus. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in treating abscesses. The main treatments include hot packs and draining ('lancing') the abscess, but only when…
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Show more- Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome A multiple congenital malformation syndrome caused by an abnormality in cholesterol metabolism, deficiency of…
- Alvit Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Poisoning, ethylene glycol Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- P in biochemistry The abbreviation for protein. For example, p53 is a protein (53 kilodaltons in size).
- Bile acid An acid made by the liver that works with bile to break down fats. On a more technical level, bile acids are…
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Mucus, nasal See: Nasal mucus
- Nurse, licensed vocational A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LVNs…
- Exonuclease An enzyme that cleaves nucleotide bases sequentially from the free ends of a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant Cystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant: A late onset disorder characterized by the progressive development…
- Paralysis, facial nerve Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…