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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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Show more- Dorothy Hodgkin See: Hodgkin, Dorothy
- Percutaneous Through the skin, as in a percutaneous biopsy
- Disorder, specific developmental A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Psychotropic drug Any drug capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some legal drugs such as lithium for…
- Syndrome, Rett See: Rett syndrome
- Macular degeneration Macular degeneration: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina…
- Pantothenic acid Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, one of the less well known B vitamins, perhaps because it is widely…
- X-linked retinoschisis See: Juvenile retinoschisis
- Posterior pituitary The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary…
- False vocal fold See: False vocal cord
- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Scoliosis Scoliosis: Sideways (lateral) curving of the spine (the backbone). The degree of scoliosis may range from…