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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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Seven-day measles
An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash, the measles, (also known as rubeola) is a potentially disastrous disease. It can be complicated by ear infections, pneumonia…
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- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Creatine A compound the body synthesizes (makes) and then utilizes to store energy. The storage of energy occurs when…
- Quater in die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, qid (or q.i.d.) means 4 times a day (from the Latin quater in die). The abbreviation…
- Lower leg The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long…
- Pinna The ear or, to be more precise, the part of the ear that projects like a little wing from the head. In Latin…
- Chemofog See: Chemobrain
- Aarskog-Scott syndrome A syndrome of wide spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), front-facing (anteverted) nostrils, a broad upper lip…
- Pectoral muscles Muscles of the 'anterior chest' (the front of the chest). Familiarly called the pecs. The Latin 'pectus'…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
- Tularemia A bacterial disease caused by infection with a bacterium called Francisella tularensis that usually occurs in…
- Syphilis A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This…