Health Glossary

Demystifying medical language. Browse or search for clear, human-centered explanations of common medical terms.

Fever

A regulated increase in body temperature caused by the body’s physiological response to a disease or other trigger. Fever commonly…
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Food-Grade

Food-grade describes a material or product considered suitable for its intended use in contact with food under specified conditions. “Food-grade”…
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Forceps

Forceps are handheld medical instruments designed to grasp, hold, compress, manipulate, or extract tissues or objects during medical, surgical, dental,…
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Fungus

A member of the biological kingdom Fungi, consisting of organisms that obtain nutrients from organic material and include yeasts, molds,…
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