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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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Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen equilibrium. Children are particularly prone to develop protein malnutrition. To grow, children have to consume enough nitrogen-containing…
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Show more- Lifetime risk The risk of developing a disease during ones lifetime or dying of the disease. The estimated lifetime risk of…
- Pandiculation The act of stretching and yawning. (If you are in a public place, you might consider demonstrating the…
- Alienist The term 'alienist' was heading for obsolescence until it was returned to a position of some prominence by…
- Repetitive stress injury Stress injury: A type of injury from recurrent stress, often associated with the heavy use of computers…
- Lymphoma, intermediate-grade See: Low-grade lymphoma.
- Algia Word ending indicating pain, as in arthralgia (joint pain), cephalgia (headache), fibromyalgia, mastalgia…
- Pulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, pulmonary.
- Viral encephalitis Inflammation of the brain as a result of virus infection. There are many viruses that cause viral encephalitis
- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Trich- (prefix) Pertaining to hair. As in trichinosis, a disease due to the parasite Trichinella spiralis which was thought…
- Streptococcus, group A A well-known strain (type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- Dissection, radical neck See: Multiple sclerosis.