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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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Pleurisy
Pleurisy: Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one covering the lung and the other covering the inner wall of the chest. These two layers are lubricated by pleural fluid. Pleurisy…
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Show more- Depigmentation Loss of color (pigment) from the skin, mucous membranes, hair, or retina of the eye. The color of the skin…
- Hyper-IgD syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by recurring attacks of chills and fever that usually start before the first…
- Good Samaritan Someone who voluntarily helps someone else who is in distress. The term 'Good Samaritan' comes from the…
- Mastocyte A mast cell
- Trismus-pseudocamptodactyly syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Alexander technique A process that teaches how to properly coordinate body and mind to release harmful tension and to improve…
- Method, rhythm Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and periodic abstinence, this approach to…
- Yellow jack 1) The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. 2) Synonym for yellow…
- Polio vaccine, live See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Red corpuscles Red corpuscles are cells that carry oxygen in the blood. They are also called red blood cells or 'RBCs.'
- Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for…
- Anhedonia Loss of the capacity to experience pleasure. The inability to gain pleasure from normally pleasurable…