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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Pain, elbow
Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow. Treatment includes ice, rest, and medication for inflammation. Elbow pain has many other causes including arthritis and bursitis. Funny bone…
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- Labyrinthitis Inflammation of the labyrinth, the system of intercommunicating canals and cavities within the inner ear…
- Osmolarity The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution, which may be quantitatively expressed in…
- Extracorporeal (ECMO) A life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system. ECMO is like a…
- Venin Snake venom (poison).
- Autonomy, patient The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- Lymphoblastic leukemia, acute (ALL) A form of leukemia that has a sudden onset and is characterized by the presence in the blood and bone marrow…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- Partial syndactyly A condition in which fingers or toes are partially joined together. Syndactyly can involve the bones or just…
- Electrophysiologic retinal testing Testing done to diagnose specific disorders of the retina, including inherited retinal diseases, the effects…
- Dextroposition Move to the right
- Fear of ghosts An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…