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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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Guillain-Barré syndrome
Medical; Medicine
An acute, immune-mediated disorder of peripheral nerves, spinal roots, and cranial nerves, commonly presenting as a rapidly progressive, areflexive, relatively symmetric ascending ...
dysbasia lordotica progressiva
Medical; Medicine
An affection characterized by lordoscoliosis of the lower portion of the vertebral column, occurring when the patient stands or walks and usually disappearing when the patient ...
torsion neurosis
Medical; Medicine
An affection characterized by lordoscoliosis of the lower portion of the vertebral column, occurring when the patient stands or walks and usually disappearing when the patient ...
bag valve mask
Medical; Medicine
An airway apparatus used to cover the patient's nose and mouth and begin ventilating the lungs mechanically by squeezing a reservoir of oxygen or air.
baker's eczema
Medical; Medicine
An allegic eruption on the hands and arms of bakers due to reaction to flour, yeast, or other substances handled by bakers, or to the grain itch mite.
Much bacillus
Medical; Medicine
An alleged non–acid-fast granular form of the tubercle bacillus; not demonstrable by the Ziehl stain, but takes a modified Gram stain; it is said to be the form present in the ...
baker's itch
Medical; Medicine
An allegic eruption on the hands and arms of bakers due to reaction to flour, yeast, or other substances handled by bakers, or to the grain itch mite.
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