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Antidepressant, tricyclic
One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some forms of anxiety, fibromyalgia, and the control of chronic pain. 'Tricyclic' refers to the presence of three rings in the chemical…
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- Genitalia, male See: Male genitalia
- Epithelial carcinoma Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ.
- American Association for Advancement of Science Spoken of as the 'triple-AS', the American Association for the Advancement of Science is an organization…
- Second cranial nerve The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Spectrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of spectrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Infantile autism Autism: (Also called autism.) A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Dysphagia Difficulty in swallowing, swallowing problems. Dysphagia is due to problems in nerve or muscle control. It is…
- Vasovagal syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation (situational syncope) due to a…
- Surgery The word 'surgery' has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions…
- UTI Urinary tract infection. (Not to be confused with URI: upper respiratory infection).
- Anosmia No sense of smell, due to loss of the sense of smell or failure for it to develop. Loss of the sense of smell…