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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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Pediatrics
'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.' (Richard E.Behrman in Nelson's Textbook of Pediatrics) Pediatrics…
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- Lipitor See: Atorvastatin
- Chamomile An herb often used in the form of a tea as a sedative. Allergic reactions to chamomile can occur…
- His-Werner disease This is a parasite (louse-borne) disease that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I and so was…
- Elevated hemidiaphragm Elevation of half of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen and that…
- Roentgenology Radiology, the science of radiation and, specifically, the use of both ionizing (like X-ray) and nonionizing…
- Fear of loneliness An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Interventional radiology (IR) Rventional radiologists employ image guidance methods to gain access to the deep interstices of most organs…
- Prader-Willi syndrome Prader-Willi syndrome: A syndrome characterized by severe hypotonia (floppiness), poor suck and feeding…
- Henna A coloring made from the leaves of the Egyptian privet, Lawsonia inermis. Approved only for use as a hair…
- WDWN Abbreviation for 'well developed, well nourished' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results…
- HDL Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…