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Internal medicine
A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes in internal medicine is referred to as an internist. A minimum of seven years of medical school and postgraduate training are…
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- Plasmapheresis A procedure designed to deplete the body of blood plasma (the liquid part of the blood) without depleting the…
- Automated external defibrillator A device that automatically analyzes the heart rhythm and, if it detects a problem that may respond to an…
- Hangover A common nonmedical term for the disagreeable physical effects following excessive consumption of alcohol (or…
- DISH Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- Granulation That part of the healing process in which rough, pink tissue containing new connective tissue and capillaries…
- Jugular The principal vein in the front of either side of the neck. The word comes from the Latin jugulum meaning…
- Syndrome, hand-foot-and-mouth A clinical pattern consisting of a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth due to a viral infection. The…
- Hypermnesia Abnormally strong memory of the past. As compared to hypomnesia and amnesia. From hyper- + the Greek mneme…
- Diabetic shock Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) associated with diabetes. Symptoms include a sweet, chemical odor on the…
- Anogenital tract Angiogenital tract is a term used to refer to both the anus and genital tract. The genital tract encompasses…