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Triptans (Triptan)
Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia appeared in the early 1900s. It is not easy to pronounce unless one speaks Greek. From treiskaideka, the Greek word for thirteen +…
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- Therapeutics In medicine, the branch that deals specifically with the treatment of disease and the art and science of…
- Ulcerative proctitis Ulcerative colitis that is limited to the rectum. Ulcerative colitis itself is a relatively common disease…
- Macewen sign A sign to detect hydrocephalus and brain abscess. Percussion (tapping) on the skull at a particular spot…
- Urticaria Another name for the hives. Raised, itchy areas of skin that are usually a sign of an allergic reaction…
- Nephrotoxic See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.
- Parathyroid hormone See Parathormone
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type II Hunter syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme iduronate sulfatase. See also: Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Membrane cofactor protein See: MCP
- Rectal cancer Cancer: A malignant tumor arising from the inner wall of the final part of the large intestine -- the rectum…
- Epithelium The outside layer of cells that covers all the free, open surfaces of the body including the skin, and mucous…
- Barbara McClintock See: McClintock, Barbara