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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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- Sawbones Slang name for a surgeon and, in particular, an orthopaedic surgeon (who may have 'sawed bones' on the…
- Obesity, endogenous Overweight caused by malfunction of the hormonal or metabolic system
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Smallpox vaccine A vaccine containing a live virus called vaccinia used to prevent smallpox. The vaccine does not contain the…
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction
- Defensive medicine Medical practices designed to avert the future possibility of malpractice suits. In defensive medicine…
- Abiotrophy Loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. For example, cerebellar abiotrophy may affect…
- Listeria A group of bacteria capable of causing miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), stillbirth and premature birth and…
- Coronavirus An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Abortion, spontaneous A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is…
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…