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Acyclovir
Acyclovir: (Brand name: Zovirax) One of a group of antiviral drugs that acts against the herpes viruses, including: > >Herpes simplex 1 which causes cold sores >Herpes simplex 2 which causes genital herpes >Varicella-zoster which causes…
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Show more- Lithobid See: Lithium
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia The immotile cilia syndrome, a condition in which poorly functioning cilia (hairlike projections from cells)…
- Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower part of the body including the legs. As in flaccid or spastic paraplegia. The suffix…
- Angiostatin Angiostatin is a piece (a fragment) of a protein, plasminogen, used normally in blood clotting. This fragment…
- Race-based drug A drug designed for a particular racial group. The first race-based drug was BiDil, a combination of two old…
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Vitamin D A steroid vitamin which promotes the intestinal absorption and metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Under…
- Ligament, anterior cruciate See: Anterior cruciate ligament
- Encephalitis, LaCrosse One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…
- Hepatic encephalopathy Brain dysfunction directly due to liver dysfunction, most often recognized in advanced liver disease. Hepatic…
- Yellow jack 1) The flag displayed from lazarettos, naval hospitals, and vessels in quarantine. 2) Synonym for yellow…
- Ribosome An RNA molecule that can catalyze its own chemical reactions.