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Medical terms | Definition |
Macrocephaly | Abnormal largeness of the head. |
Macrodactyly | Abnormal enlargement of one or more fingers or toes. |
Macrodontia | A condition in which the teeth are abnormally large. |
Macroglossia | Enlargement of the tongue. |
Macrognathia | Enlargement of the jaw. |
Macropsia | A disorder of visual perception in which objects appear larger than their actual size. |
Malacia | A softening or loss of consistency in any of the organs or tissues. |
Malaise | A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness. |
Malignant | Tending to become worse and end in death. |
Malingering | The act of intentionally feigning or exaggerating physical or psychological symptoms for personal gain. |
Narcissism | Excessive love or admiration of oneself. |
Narcolepsy | A disorder marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable sleep attacks, and cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone, usually lasting up to half an hour). |
Narcosis | Reversible depression of the central nervous system produced by drugs, marked by stupor or insensibility. |
Nares | The nostrils; the external openings of the nasal cavity. |
Natriuresis | Excretion of sodium in the urine, particularly in excessive amounts. |
Natriuretic | A chemical compound that may be used to inhibit the tubular reabsorption of ions from glomerular filtrate, especially sodium ions, thereby resulting in greater amounts of that ion in the urine. |
Naturopathy | A system of therapeutics in which surgery and prescription medications are avoided, and preparations such as vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbs are used to treat and prevent disease. |
Nausea | An unpleasant sensation vaguely referred to the epigastrium and abdomen, with a tendency to vomit. |
Necatoriasis | Hookworm disease caused by species of Necator. |
Necrology | The science of the collection, classification, and interpretation of mortality...