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Medical vocabulary with 16,436 clear, complete and reliable definitions.
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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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Cadaver
A dead human body that may be used by physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being. Students in medical schools study and…
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Show more- Polydactyly More than the normal number of fingers or toes. From the Greek 'polys' (many) + 'dactylos' (finger) = many…
- Pseudomonas pseudomallei A bacteria that causes an infectious illness called melioidosis or Whitmore's disease that is most frequent…
- Prefix, medical See: Medical prefix
- Bone scan A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material…
- Vertigo Aside from being the name of a classic 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film (with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak), vertigo…
- Major anomaly An unusual anatomic feature that is of serious medical or cosmetic consequence to the patient. For example, a…
- Metastasis 1. The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant…
- PSC (primary sclerosing cholangitis) See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Syndrome, Prader-Willi See: Prader-Willi syndrome
- Varicella rash Rash: Varicella (chickenpox) is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The rash of…
- Echinacea Echinacea: An herb that has been claimed to boost the body's immune system and help fight off infections…
- False vocal cord A fold of mucous membrane covering muscle in the larynx. The false vocal cord separates the ventricle of the…