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Antimicrobial drug
A drug used to treat a microbial infection. 'Antimicrobial' is a general term that refers to a group of drugs that includes antibiotics, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antivirals.
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Show more- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Hereditary spherocytosis A genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane clinically characterized by anemia, jaundice (yellowing)…
- Langer-Saldino type achondrogenesis See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Urination, painful See: Dysuria
- Caution codes, drug Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Large intestine Comes after the small intestine. Large because it is wider than the small intestine
- Pleural effusion Excess fluid between the two membranes that envelop the lungs. These membranes are called the visceral and…
- Abortifacient A substance that causes pregnancy to end prematurely and causes an abortion
- Echinococcosis Parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus. There are three forms of…
- Replacement therapy, hormone (HRT) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Tuberous sclerosis 2 The TSC2 gene involved in causing the disease tuberous sclerosis. See: TSC2
- Amnion A thin membrane surrounding the fetus during pregnancy. The amnion is the inner of the two fetal membranes…