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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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Show more- Water on the brain Known medically as 'hydrocephalus', this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the…
- Immune system A complex system that is responsible for distinguishing us from everything foreign to us, and for protecting…
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Occupational disease A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational…
- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Median The middle. Like the median strip in a highway.
- European typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Condom Although the word 'condom' usually refers to the male condom, there is also a female condom. Both male and…
- Lifetime risk The risk of developing a disease during ones lifetime or dying of the disease. The estimated lifetime risk of…
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia The immotile cilia syndrome, a condition in which poorly functioning cilia (hairlike projections from cells)…
- Intensive care unit psychosis A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Febrile Feverish.