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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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Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected with EBV. The…
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Show more- Dumping syndrome A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms…
- Dyspnea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Cavernous sinus A large channel of venous blood creating a 'sinus' cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Retinal artery, central The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the…
- Rib, fluctuating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Vascular hemophilia See: Von Willebrand disease
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the…
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…
- Repair, mismatch A system within the cell for correcting errors in DNA that works by detecting and replacing bases in the DNA…
- Cor The Latin word for the heart. For example, cor pulmonale is heart disease that results from abnormally high…
- Amenia Better known as amenorrhea, amenia is the absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally…