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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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Pain management
Pain management: The process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pain management is an extremely important part of health care, as patients forced to remain in severe pain often become agitated and/or depressed and…
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- Rabbit fever An infection in rabbits and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that can be…
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- Acidophilus Bacteria found in yogurt that can help restore a supportive bacterial environment to an intestinal tract…
- Ecstatic Pertaining to ecstasy, a state of rapture and trancelike elation
- Myostatin A growth factor that regulates the size of muscles beginning in early embryonic development and continuing…
- Fissure A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature…
- Hormone therapy Hormone therapy: A form of treatment that takes advantage of the fact that certain cancers depend on hormones…
- Introitus In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- Vater, papilla of See: Ampulla of Vater
- Marburg disease The virus that causes Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a disease which affects both humans and non-human primates…
- Ileus, paralytic Paralysis of the intestine. To be termed 'paralytic ileus,' the intestinal paralysis need not be complete…