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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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- Primary care The 'medical home' for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family…
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- Acuity test, visual This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Pseudorubella Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several…
- Vitamin C An essential nutrient found mainly in fruits and vegetables. The body requires vitamin C to form and maintain…
- Scrubs A protective garment designed to be worn by the doctor, nurse, and others in the operating room. The garment…
- Seventh cranial nerve paralysis Known as Bell's palsy, this is paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on…
- Protozoa A single-cell organism that can only divide within a host organism. Malaria is caused by a protozoa…
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