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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- Fibrillation, ventricular An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the…
- Heterochromatin Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for…
- Hypoxia-ischemia See hypoxia. Ischemia refers to blood flow to cells and organs that is not sufficient to maintain their…
- Metabolic syndrome Metabolic syndrome: A constellation of conditions that place people at high risk for coronary artery disease…
- Duct, ejaculatory See: Ejaculatory duct
- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Oculodentodigital dysplasia A genetic disorder that affects many body structures and systems, including the eyes, face, teeth, fingers…
- Scrub typhus A mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, characteristically with…
- Skin color The color of skin which is complexly determined. Skin color depends on many factors including reddening…
- Vaccination, anthrax A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine now in use in the USA…
- PARK3 Familial Parkinson disease type 3
- Napiform A little-used but useful adjective meaning turnip-shaped. Large and round at the top and tapering down…