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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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Common cold
Common cold: A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many different types of viruses, and the body can never build up resistance to all of them. For this reason, colds are a frequent and…
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Show more- Nasal prosthesis An artificial device to replace part or all of a missing nose
- Disseminated sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- Barotrauma, otic See: Otic barotrauma
- Renal stone A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a…
- Lymphadenopathy Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes. Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough…
- Cyst of the ovary, follicular A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…
- Crick, Francis British biologist (1916-2004) who shared the 1962 Nobel prize in Medicine and Physiology with James Watson…
- Lacuna A small pit, cavity, defect or gap
- Rib, true One of the first 7 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'true' if it attaches to the sternum (the breast bone)…
- Disease, delta-storage pool See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Mastitis Inflammation of one or more mammary glands within the breast, usually in a lactating woman. It can be felt as…
- Ear, malrotated See Ear, slanted