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Scopolamine
Scopolamine: A venerable drug that is a naturally occurring member of a large chemical class of compounds called alkaloids. Scopolamine was first introduced into medical usage in 1902. The name comes from that of the 18th-century Italian…
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- Postprandial After mealtime. A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating. Most medical…
- Tooth root sensitivities Oversensitivity of exposed roots of teeth to cold, hot, and sour foods because those roots are no longer…
- TSC2 The tuberous sclerosis 2 gene. The product of the TSC2 gene is a protein called tuberin. This protein…
- Tarsus Any broad flat surface. The flat of the eyelid is called the tarsus, as is the base of the heel. The bones in…
- Sidney Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Attention getting Attention getting is not a simple automatic act. It requires complex active thought processing. The types of…
- Involute 1. Literally, to turn inward or roll inward. 2. To decrease in size after an enlargement. The uterus…
- Injury, needlestick See: Needlestick injury
- Syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita An inherited cause of bone-marrow failure, dyskeratosis congenita is a syndrome characterized by abnormal…
- Myokymia Continuous involuntary muscle twitchings that give the appearance of wormlike rippling of muscle. The muscle…
- Membranous glomerulonephritis See: Membranous nephropathy