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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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mast cell 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 ...
subacute spongiform encephalopathy
Medical; Medicine
A form of spongiform encephalopathy that is associated with a “slow virus,” which to date has not been adequately described, is transmissible, and has a rapidly progressive, fatal ...
Bazett formula
Medical; Medicine
A formula for correcting the observed QT interval in the electrocardiogram for cardiac rate (R-R interval): corrected QT = Q-T sec/√RR sec.
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation
Medical; Medicine
A formula relating the pH value of a solution to the pKa value of the acid in the solution and the ratio of the acid and the conjugate base concentrations: pH = pKa + ...
tinea barbae
Medical; Medicine
A fungus infection of the beard, occurring as a follicular infection or as a granulomatous lesion; the primary lesions are papules and pustules.
uncombable hair syndrome
Medical; Medicine
A genetic syndrome in which the hair, which is often silvery blond, is unruly and resists lying flat because of irregularly shaped hair shafts.
vertical banded gastroplasty
Medical; Medicine
A gastroplasty for treatment of morbid obesity in which an upper gastric pouch is formed by a vertical staple line, with a band applied at the outlet into the main pouch to ...
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