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Buprenorphine
A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms of opiate withdrawal such as agitation, nausea and insomnia. Buprenorphine is more weakly addictive and has a lower risk of…
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- Paraquat lung Lung disease caused by the contact herbicide paraquat which selectively accumulates in the lungs and is…
- Pale globe Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Acute stress disorder The anxiety and behavioral disturbances that develop within a month of exposure to extreme trauma. The…
- Hairball A wad of swallowed hair. Hairballs can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the digestive system…
- Y. pestis Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Dengue Also known as Dengue fever, an acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a…
- RUL Acronym for the right upper lobe (of the lung). The right lung has three lobes: the right lower lobe (RLL)…
- HPV See: Human papillomavirus
- Adenoiditis Infection of the adenoids.
- Involution 1. Literally, a turning inward or rolling inward.2. A decrease in size, usually after an increase. The uterus…