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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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costal process of lumbar vertebra
Medical; Medicine
An apophysis extending laterally from the transverse process of a lumbar vertebra; it is the homolog of the rib.
senile sebaceous hyperplasia
Medical; Medicine
Hyperplasia of mature sebaceous glands, forming a nodule on the skin of the face or forehead in elderly persons.
banana sign
Medical; Medicine
The abnormal curvature of the cerebellum noted on ultrasound imaging in a fetus with Arnold-Chiari malformation.
Bwamba fever
Medical; Medicine
A febrile illness of humans in Africa caused by a virus of the family Bunyaviridae and transmitted by mosquitoes.
Bacteroides distasonis
Medical; Medicine
Bacterial species that is part of the normal human fecal flora; an occasional cause of intraabdominal infections.
bathyesthesia
Medical; Medicine
General term for all sensation from the tissues beneath the skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, and joints.
Bamberger albuminuria
Medical; Medicine
Obsolete term for hematogenous albuminuria that is sometimes observed during the later phases of advanced anemia.
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