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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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- Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis An inherited predisposition to colorectal cancer characterized by fewer than 100 adenomatous polyps in the…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- RFLP An antigen found in the red blood cells of most people: those who have Rh factor are said to be Rh positive…
- Randomized clinical trial A clinical trial in which the participants are assigned randomly (by chance alone) to different treatments…
- Amyloidosis, primary Amyloidosis, primary: A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is…
- Dyspareunia The medical term for pain during sexual intercourse.
- Diet, DASH See: DASH diet
- Arabidopsis thaliana A plant belonging to the mustard family. See also: Arabidopsis thaliana genome
- Typhus, endemic See Typhus, murine
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica An historic model for the therapy of genetic disease. In an era (the 1950s) when inherited disorders were…
- Pleural space The tiny area between the two layers of the pleura (the thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs)…