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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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shaken baby syndrome (SBS)

Medical; Medicine

A syndrome of neurologic and other injuries, of variable presentation, induced by the violent shaking of an infant.

barn (B)

Medical; Medicine

A unit of area for effective cross-section of atomic nuclei with respect to atomic projectiles; equal to 10−24 cm2.

backward curvature

Medical; Medicine

Curvature in which a more distal or caudad part is deviated posteriorly with respect to the coronal anatomic plane.

posterior curvature

Medical; Medicine

Curvature in which a more distal or caudad part is deviated posteriorly with respect to the coronal anatomic plane.

thiosemicarbazide

Medical; Medicine

One of the group of thiosemicarbazones with a tuberculostatic action; used as a reagent in the detection of metals.

baked tongue

Medical; Medicine

The dry blackish tongue noted when patients with typhoid fever or other disorders are allowed to become dehydrated.

basal lamina of choroid

Medical; Medicine

The transparent, nearly structureless inner layer of the choroid in contact with the pigmented layer of the retina.