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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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- ARB Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Achillobursitis Pain due to inflammation of the bursa associated with the Achilles tendon. . The Achilles tendon is one of…
- Human Genome Project International effort aimed at identifying and sequencing (ordering) all of the bases in the human genome…
- Hypertension, pulmonary See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Placenta praevia A placenta implanted near the outlet of the uterus, so that at the time of delivery the placenta precedes the…
- Biomarker A biochemical feature or facet that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment
- Spasm, nictitating Spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. To nictitiate is to wink. 'Nictitate' and the older verb…
- Prenatal development The process of growth and development within the womb, in which a single-cell zygote (the cell formed by the…
- Pneuma The life-giving principle. According to the school of medicine in ancient Alexandria, life was associated…