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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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NLM (National Library of Medicine)
The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NLM has as its mission to collect, organize, and make available biomedical science information to…
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- Beta cell A type of cell in the pancreas. Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of…
- Borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder: A serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods…
- Fibulin 3 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Angina, Vincent Angina, Vincent: This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and…
- Antihistamines Drugs that combat the histamine released during an allergic reaction by blocking the action of the histamine…
- Enteral Pertaining to the small intestine. As in enteral nutrition. Also called enteric
- Deficiency, UDP-glucuronosyltransferase Underactivity of a liver enzyme that is essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results…
- Urinalysis Urinalysis: A test that determines the content of the urine. Because urine removes toxins and excess liquids…
- Hemidesmosome A specialised structure that attaches an epithelial cell to the basement membrane beneath it
- Fissure, palpebral The opening for the eye between the eyelids.
- Genetic Having to do with genes and genetic information.