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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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Aging
The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. Research into aging: To sum up the state of research into aging is well beyond the confines of this space (and this writer's talents)…
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Show more- Adenine (A) One member of the A-T (adenine-thymine) base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is G-C…
- Intravenous immunoglobulin A sterile solution of concentrated antibodies extracted from healthy people that is given straight into a…
- Broken hip Fractured bone in the hip, a key health problem among the elderly, usually due to a fall or other kind of…
- TIPS TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is a shunt (tube) placed between the…
- Resistance, pulmonary The opposition of the respiratory tree to air flow
- Disease, Graves Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Braxton Hicks contractions Irregular contractions of the womb (the uterus) occurring towards the middle of pregnancy in the first…
- Marshall W. Nirenberg A disorder characterized by advanced bone age at birth, broad forehead, prominent eyes, and small chin. There…
- Glandular fever Glandular fever is infectious mononucleosis. 'Mono' and 'kissing disease' are popular terms for this very…
- Serratus magnus One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus magnus originates from the lateral aspect…
- Ephelis A form of freckle. A flat red or light-brown spot on the skin that typically appears during the sunny months…
- Tension pneumothorax The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure…