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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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Primary care
The 'medical home' for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family physicians and most pediatricians and internists are in primary care. The aims of primary care are to provide the patient with a…
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- OB/GYN A commonly used abbreviation. OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers…
- Aerosolization The production of an aerosol -- a fine mist or spray containing minute particles. See: Aerosol
- LSCS Lower segment Cesarian section. A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower…
- Asystole A dire form of cardiac arrest in which the heart stops beating -- there is no systole -- and there is no…
- Genome, plague See: Plague bacterium genome
- Epizootic An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to…
- Focal sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- Nerve pathways, visual The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Type 1 diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
- Hepatitis B Hepatitis B: Inflammation of the liver due to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), once thought to be passed only…