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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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Kilobase
Unit of length of DNA equal to 1000 nucleotide bases
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- Patient A person under health care. The person may be waiting for this care or may be receiving it or may have…
- Snuff Tobacco in the form of a powder that is inhaled into the nose, not smoked. Snuff and chewing tobacco are the…
- Booster shot An additional dose of a vaccine needed periodically to 'boost' the immune system. For example, a booster shot…
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Xanthoma, planar A type of xanthoma characterized by flat yellow-to-orange patches or pimples that cluster together on the skin
- Acrophobia An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heights. Sufferers experience severe anxiety even though they…
- Osteoclast A cell that nibbles at and breaks down bone and is responsible for bone resorption. Osteoclasts are large…
- Qualify In medicine, to finish training. One of the first women to receive a medical degree (albeit pretending to be…
- Cutis anserina Better known as goose bumps, a temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of…
- Cyst, sebaceous A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion…
- Malignant ascites A condition in which fluid containing cancer cells collects within the abdomen