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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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Phantom vision
Seeing images after total loss of eyesight
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Show more- Process In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower…
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…
- IL-10 Interleukin-10
- Zenker diverticulum The most common type of outpouching in the esophagus, due to increased pressure causing the mucous membrane…
- OMS Abbreviation for the Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, the French name for the World Health Organization…
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication
- Arsine A colorless highly toxic gas. Arsine has a garlic-like or fishy odor. Because arsine is nonirritating and…
- Kb Abbreviation for kilobase
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service that works with…
- Borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder: A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods…
- CA 125 CA 125: A cancer marker, a protein normally made by certain cells in the body including those of the uterine…
- Asplenic Pertaining to asplenia, the state of being without a spleen or without a functional spleen. The spleen can be…