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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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Immunologist
A person who is knowledgeable about immunology.
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Show more- Gastrectomy Surgery to remove part of all of the stomach.
- Treadmill test A test (sometimes called the exercise treadmill test or exercise test) in which a continuous…
- Mean cell volume A standard part of the complete blood count, the mean cell volume (MCV) is the average volume of a red blood…
- Hyperparathyroidism Hyperparathyroidism: Too much parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood…
- Aphasia Aphasia: One in a group of speech disorders in which there is a defect or loss of the power of expression by…
- Anemia, pernicious A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Moyamoya A pattern of progressive obstructive and occlusive cerebral arteritis (inflammation of the cerebral arteries…
- Homologies Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
- Familial colorectal cancer A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum…
- Stick, heel See: Heel stick
- Ophthalmoplegia-plus syndrome See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Vesical Refers to the urinary bladder. The word comes from the Latin vesica meaning a bag or bladder