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Achromycin
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Show more- Pollinosis 1. Hay fever in response to pollen. 2. Hay fever in response to any allergen. See: Hay fever.
- Agnate 1. As a noun, a relative on the father's side. 2. As an adjective, related on the father's side. As opposed…
- Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating…
- Vaccination, chickenpox See Chickenpox immunization
- JEB (junctional epidermolysis bullosa) See: Junctional epidermolysis bullosa
- Chemofog See: Chemobrain
- Anemia Anemia: The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal…
- Oneirophrenia An hallucinatory (dream-like) state caused by such conditions as prolonged deprivation of sleep, sensory…
- Cardioverter Although cardioversion (the conversion of one cardiac rhythm to another) may sometimes be done with…
- Focal sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- Storm surge The onshore rush of sea or lake water caused primarily by the high winds that are associated with a…
- Taenia armata Taenia solium