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Race-based drug
A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old drugs that increase levels of nitric oxide. BiDil was tested in African-Americans and reported in 2004 to reduce deaths from heart…
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- Dursban An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Known alternatively as chlorpyrifos. Dursban causes…
- Graft-versus-host disease A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive…
- Esophageal Pertaining to the esophagus
- Renal infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Bulbar Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip…
- Steroid, designer See: Designer steroid
- Yeast diaper rash Rash: Infection in the diaper area caused by a yeast formerly called Monilia and now called Candida. These…
- Hepatic hemangioma Hepatic hemangioma: A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. It is 4-6 times more…
- RNA interference Abbreviated RNAi. The introduction of double-stranded RNA into a cell to inhibit the expression of a gene…
- Refraction In ophthalmology, the bending of light that takes place within the human eye. Refractive errors include…
- STAT Medical term used to imply urgent or rush. It may appear in lower case letters as stat or in capital letters…