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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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HPE
Holoprosencephaly
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- Curette A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge. The word 'curette' comes from the French and means a 'scraper.'…
- Tympany A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympany is heard if the…
- Phosphate A form of phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphate makes bones and teeth hard.
- Metapneumovirus See: Human metapneumovirus
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- Giardia lamblia Giardia lamblia: A parasite responsible for a contagious form of diarrhea. The parasite is most commonly…
- Meadow syndrome After Dr. Roy Meadow, the pediatrician who coined the term Munchhausen syndrome by proxy