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Antithyroid drug
A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and propylthiouracil (PTU). These drugs are used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland) in order to reduce the…
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Show more- Gastric stapling A surgical procedure that converts the upper part of the stomach into a very small pouch by stapling portions…
- Margaret Mead See: Mead, Margaret
- Pinkeye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Hepatic transplant See: Liver transplant
- Automatic seizure A form of complex partial seizure characterized by automatisms, which are unconscious movements that may…
- Neoplasia The process of abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells. The product of neoplasia is a neoplasm (a tumor)
- Plegia Suffix meaning paralysis or a stroke. As in cardioplegia (paralysis of the heart), hemiplegia (paralysis of…
- Anesthesia, caudal epidural See Caudal anesthesia
- LVAD Left ventricular assist device. See: Ventricular assist device
- Recombinant tPA Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- HCV PCR viral load test See: HCV PCR
- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…