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RU-486
The French abortion pill, also known as mifepristone. RU-486 has been used in combination with another drug called misoprostol, terminate pregnancy at an early stage. It is used with women who are no more than 7 weeks pregnant. The drug…
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Show more- Pyelogram X-ray study of the kidney especially showing the pelvis (urine-collecting basin) of the kidney and the ureter.
- Strontium An earth element and metal with atomic no. 38, atomic wt. 87.62 that is used in a radioactive form for…
- Dorsal The back or posterior side of a structure. "Dorsum" is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.
- Aneurysm, arterial An aneurysm involving an artery. As opposed to a venous aneurysm or a cardiac aneurysm. An aneurysm is a…
- Super spreader A highly infectious person who spreads the agent of an infectious disease to many other people. The historic…
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Spermatogenesis The process of sperm formation. The term was created from the prefix 'spermato-' (Greek sperma, the seed or…
- Temporal bone A large irregular bone situated at the base and side of the skull. The temporal bone is connected with the…
- Hughes Investigator See: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Collateral In anatomy, a collateral is a subordinate or accessory part. A collateral is also a side branch, as of a…
- Self, fear of An irrational fear of oneself, an intense self-fear that is groundless. Fear of oneself is termed…