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Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective
A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating depression. SSRIs affect the chemicals that nerves in the brain use to send messages to one another. These chemical messengers, called…
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- Estrogen-associated blood clots >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Histoplasma See: Histoplasma.
- Synaesthesia See: Synesthesia
- Analgesic drug A drug designed to control pain. Analgesic comes from the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain =…
- Mild cognitive impairment Abbreviated MCI. A brain disorder in which thinking abilities are mildly impaired. Individuals with mild…
- Enteroplasty Surgery on the intestine, especially to enlarge a constricted segment or lengthen a short bowel
- Memory, working Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- National board exams The National board exams in medicine refer to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). This…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Syndrome, Reye A sudden, sometimes fatal, disease of the brain (encephalopathy) with degeneration of the liver, occurs in…
- Abdominal guarding Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure…