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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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XRT
Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
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- Hypnic headache A relatively rare form of headache disorder in which the patient is awakened from sleep nightly, usually…
- Chronic renal failure Slow progressive loss of kidney function over the span of years, resulting in permanent kidney failure…
- Allergy, cow milk Allergy, cow milk: Casein and whey are the two major proteins of human milk and most milk-based formulas…
- Differentiation 1 The process by which cells become progressively more specialized; a normal process through which cells…
- Pleurisy Pleurisy: Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one…
- Valve, bicuspid One of the four valves of the heart, this one is situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle. It…
- Labor, false Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the…
- Vitamin B2 An essential nutrient found in meat, dairy foods, plant foods and grain products. The body requires vitamin…
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…