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Pharmacopeia
Also spelled pharmacopoeia, an official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopeia. By extension, a pharmacopeia is a collection or stock of drugs.
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- Atrial septal defect (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Pathogen inactivation A process designed to eliminate most pathogens -- viruses, bacteria and fungi -- from water, air or donated…
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Thymoglobulin A brand name for antithymocyte globulin
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- Sigmoidoscope A thin lighted instrument used to view the inside of the rectum and lower colon
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- Posture The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of the limbs (the arms and…
- Anomaly, congenital Anomaly, congenital: A birth defect. A malformation that occurs before birth and is present at birth