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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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Actinic keratosis
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- Fetoscopy A technique for looking directly at the fetus within the uterus (using a fetoscope).
- Tapeworm, pork Taenia solium
- Nuclear medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioisotopes in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of…
- Reduction, breast See: Breast reduction
- Reading retardation Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…
- Abducent nerve A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye…
- Papule A small solid rounded bump rising from the skin that is usually less than 1 centimeter in diameter (less than…
- Vasovagal attack See: Vasovagal reaction
- Chromatin remodeling See: Chromatin remodeling.
- Assembly, DNA The process of putting fragments of DNA that have been sequenced into their correct chromosomal positions…
- Trans- (prefix) From the Latin meaning 'across, over, or beyond.' Medical terms containing 'trans- ' as a prefix include…