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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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Battle incision
Medical; Medicine
A paramedian incision through the anterior and posterior rectus sheaths with medial retraction of the intact rectus abdominis.
Iodamoeba bütschlii
Medical; Medicine
A parasitic ameba in the human large intestines; trophozoites are usually 9–14 mcm in diameter; the cysts are usually 8–10 mcm in diameter, uninucleate and somewhat irregular in ...
nonabsorbable ligature
Medical; Medicine
A permanent ligature of inert material, such as silk, wire, or synthetic fiber, that does not undergo dissolution in human tissues.
Theobald Smith phenomenon
Medical; Medicine
A phenomenon observed in guinea pigs that had survived use for diphtheria antitoxin standardization, the animals having been rendered highly susceptible to subsequent inoculation ...
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase
Medical; Medicine
A phosphotransferase catalyzing the formation of carbamoyl phosphate. There are two significant isozymes. Carbomoyl phosphate synthetase I is a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes ...
Basidiomycota
Medical; Medicine
A phylum of fungi characterized by a spore-bearing organ, the basidium, that is usually a clavate cell that bears basidiospores after karyogamy and meiosis. Some mycologists have ...
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