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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- Oxygenation The addition of oxygen to any system, including the human body. Oxygenation may also refer to the process of…
- RNA, transfer In cooperation with the ribosomes, transfer RNA brings (transfers) activated amino acids into position along…
- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Cilium A fine hairlike projection from a cell such as those in the respiratory tract. Cilia can help to sweep away…
- Genetics, forensic See: Forensic genetics
- Duct A passage or a tube with well-defined walls suitable for the conveyance of air or liquids, as the bile duct…
- Pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary hypertension: High blood pressure in the pulmonary artery that conveys blood from the right…
- Ricketts, Howard T. American pathologist and pioneering infectious disease expert (1871-1910) who was the first to establish the…
- Myotonic myopathy, proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Stiff lung See: ARDS
- Oscillating vision See: Oscillopsia