Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary

xanthelasmaA yellowish deposit of fatty material that is visible in the skin around the eyes. Xanthelasmas are com- mon in elder ...

produce high-quality images with the lowest possible radiation exposure to the patient. The possibility of genetic dam- age can ...

and is absent in every female body cell. Each sperm carries either a single X or a single Y chromosome. Unlike the X chromosome, ...

more serious cases, the fever is higher and there is severe headache and pain in the neck, back, and legs. Damage may occur rapi ...

zidovudineAn antiretroviral drug, for- merly known as azidothymidine or AZT, that is used in combination with other antiretrovir ...

but dog bites are a common cause of human infection worldwide. Other zoonoses are transmitted from animals less obviously associ ...

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PICTURE CREDITS Dr D.A.Burns:374bcl, 469tr;Professor Terry Hamblin, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital Medical Illus ...

The only full-colourillustrated dictionary that provides authoritative yet accessible definitions of every important medical ter ...