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Antihypertensive
Something that reduces high blood pressure (hypertension)
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Show more- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- Xeno- (prefix) Foreign or other. As in: > >Xenoantigen -- An antigen that is found in more than one species. >Xenograft -- A…
- Arrayed library In genetics, an arrayed library consists of (in technical terms) individual primary recombinant clones which…
- Scutellaria See: Scutellaria barbata
- Hypotensive Having abnormally low blood pressure (hypotension). See also: Hypertensive; Normotensive
- Weaver-Smith syndrome. See: Weaver syndrome
- Transthyretin A plasma protein consisting of 127 amino acids that binds retinol and thyroxine. The gene TTR that encodes…
- Physician, family A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…
- Amnesic aphasia See Anomia.
- Dynein A family of microtubule motor proteins that derive energy from ATP (adenosine triphosphatase) activity. The…
- Iridectomy The process of making a hole in the iris by surgically removing a full-thickness piece from the iris
- Capsule of Glisson See Glisson's capsule