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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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basal body
Medical; Medicine
An elongated centriolar structure situated at the base of each cilium at the apical margin of a cell.
Bacon anoscope
Medical; Medicine
An instrument resembling a rectal speculum, with a long slit on one side and a light source opposite.
unilateral lobar emphysema
Medical; Medicine
Radiographically hyperlucent lobe (or lung) secondary to bronchiolitis obliterans, with air trapping.
bayonet apposition
Medical; Medicine
Relationship of two fracture fragments that lie next to each other rather than in end-to-end contact.
basal crest of cochlear duct
Medical; Medicine
Sharp extension of the central portion of the spiral ligament that continues as the basilar membrane.
basic reproductive number
Medical; Medicine
The average number of people to whom a given illness is transmitted by anyone else with that illness.
carbamate kinase
Medical; Medicine
A phosphotransferase catalyzing the reaction of carbamoyl phosphate and ADP to form ATP, NH3, and CO2.
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