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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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Cholesterol guidelines
The guidelines on cholesterol for adults. A 2004 update to the National Cholesterol Education Program's clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol management advised physicians to consider new, more intensive treatment options for people…
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- Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus: Better known just as 'diabetes' -- a chronic disease associated with abnormally high…
- Proxi- Toward the beginning, the nearer of two (or more) items. For example, the proximal end of the femur is part…
- Di Bella cancer therapy An alternative medicine cancer treatment program developed by Dr. Luigi Di Bella based on a drug cocktail…
- Cripple 1. A person who is lame or disabled. 2. To maim or disable a person. The word 'cripple' is a medically…
- Herbal remedy A medication prepared from plants, including most of the world's traditional remedies for disease. Most…
- Catatonic 1. Characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor…
- Spermatogonial stem cell See: Sperm stem cell
- Anterior cruciate injury A knee injury involving the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The ACL runs diagonally across the front of the…
- Helper cell A type of T cell that participates in the immune response by recognizing foreign antigens and secreting…
- Migraine, menstrually associated See: Menstrual migraine
- MYH A base excision repair gene responsible for an hereditary colon cancer syndrome. MYH is located on the short…