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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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- Benign lymphoreticulosis Cat scratch disease, a mild flu-like infection, with swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) and mild fever of…
- Accommodation In medicine, the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa). This…
- Lobectomy An operation done to remove a lobe of an organ such as the lobe of a lung or a lobe of the thyroid gland. The…
- PYY A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the…
- Infection, roundworm Infection from a type of parasitic worm that hatches in the intestines and lives there. The eggs of the…
- Intraductal papilloma A benign, wart-like growth that occurs in breast ducts
- Agent, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Corneal dystrophy, microcystic A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…