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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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Air travel with diabetes
A concern for patients with diabetes is flying with medications and supplies. Letters from doctors are not recommended since security has concerns that these may be easily forged. The currently recommended way to fly with medications and…
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Show more- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Salt In medicine, salt usually refers to sodium chloride, table salt, used for seasoning food, for the…
- Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo: What is termed 'hydrocephalus ex-vacuo' occurs when there is damage to the brain…
- Arthrocentesis Joint aspiration, a procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain fluid from a joint. This…
- Anonymous reporting In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of…
- Antigen, prostate specific See: PSA
- Orbital fracture A break in one of the bones that make up the orbit. Since the orbit is the seat of the globe (the eye), an…
- House surgeon Literally, a surgeon in the house, the house being the hospital. The meaning of the term house surgeon varies…
- Q bands A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…
- Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- Adenoma A benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue. If it becomes cancerous, it is called an…
- Analbuminemia 1. Properly, an absence of albumin from the blood.2. More loosely, a low level of albumin in the blood…