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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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Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy: A procedure in which a long flexible viewing tube (a colonoscope) is threaded up through the rectum for the purpose of inspecting the entire colon and rectum and, if there is an abnormality, taking a biopsy of it or removing…
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- Xanthosis Yellowing of the skin without yellowing of the eyes. In jaundice there is yellowing of both the skin and the…
- Anesthesiologist A physician or, less often, a dentist who is specialized in the practice of anesthesiology, the branch of…
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome, complete A genetic disorder that makes XY fetuses insensitive (unresponsive) to androgens (male hormones). Instead…
- Duodenal Pertaining to the duodenum, part of the small intestine. As in duodenal ulcer or duodenal biliary drainage
- Lymphocytosis Too many lymphocytes, a finding that may be a marker for infection or disease.
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
- Clostridium botulinum A group of rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the soil that grow best under low oxygen conditions. The…
- Syncope, coughing The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Atopic Prone to allergies or characterized by allergy
- Random number table A table of numbers generated in an unpredictable, haphazard sequence. Tables of random numbers are used to…
- Saccular aneurysm An aneurysm that resembles a small sack. A berry aneurysm is typically saccular. An aneurysm is a localized…