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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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Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis: Abbreviated MS. A disease of the central nervous system (CNS) marked by numbness, weakness, loss of muscle coordination, and problems with vision, speech, and bladder control. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the…
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- Change of life The change of life is the menopause, the time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop…
- Vaccine, rubella A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Anonymize Or anonymise. To remove the name. To make nameless. 'Data for more than 60 variables were extracted from…
- Duct, ejaculatory See: Ejaculatory duct
- Infarction, acute myocardial See: Acute myocardial infarction
- Lycanthropy The delusion that one has become a wolf or the werewolf transformation. Werewolf myths were associated with…
- Fever, breakbone An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache…
- Traumatology The branch of surgery that deals with trauma patients and their injuries. Patients who have suffered…
- Foodborne disease A disease caused by consuming contaminated food or drink. Myriad microbes and toxic substances can…
- Juvenile polyposis coli See: Juvenile polyposis