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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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quinacrine chromosome banding stain

Medical; Medicine

A fluorescent stain for chromosomes that produces specific banding patterns for each pair of homologous chromosomes; centromeric regions of human chromosomes 3, 4, and 13 are ...

Q-banding stain

Medical; Medicine

A fluorescent stain for chromosomes that produces specific banding patterns for each pair of homologous chromosomes; centromeric regions of human chromosomes 3, 4, and 13 are ...

acrylic resin base

Medical; Medicine

A form made of acrylic resin molded to conform to the tissues of the alveolar process and used to support the teeth of a prosthesis.

EMG biofeedback

Medical; Medicine

A form of biofeedback that uses an electromyographic measure of muscle tension as the physical symptom to be deconditioned ( tension in the frontalis muscle in the head that may ...

balloon counter pulsation

Medical; Medicine

A form of circulatory assistance in which a balloon inflates in the aorta during diastole to improve diastolic pressure and deflates during systole to reduce left ventricular ...

Bart syndrome

Medical; Medicine

A form of epidermolysis bullosa with blistering of the extremities and intertriginous areas, congenital localized absence of skin, erosions of the mouth, and dystrophic nails; ...

basophilic leukemia

Medical; Medicine

A form of granulocytic leukemia in which there are unusually great numbers of basophilic granulocytes in the tissues and circulating blood; in some instances, the immature and ...