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Pharmacogenetics
The merger of pharmacology and genetics into a field that pertains to the hereditary responses to drugs. For example, after the administration of a muscle relaxant drug, a patient may remain apneic for hours due to a genetically determined…
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Show more- Antifungal medication A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- Absorb 1. To take something in, as through the skin or the intestine.2. To react with radiation and reduce it in…
- Aspiration pneumonia Pneumonia: Infection of the lungs due to aspiration (the sucking in of food particles or fluids into the…
- Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Inst. E of (NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other…
- APT1 See: FAS gene
- Medicine, forensic See: Forensic medicine
- Mycobacterium avium complex (MAP) A bacterium that causes Johne's disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cattle…
- Toxicology The study of the nature, effects and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning
- Tinea capitis A superficial fungus infection of the skin, affecting the scalp. Also known as ringworm. This disorder occurs…
- Connexin 26 Also known as gap junction beta 2, or GJB2. See: GJB2. See also: Connexin
- Hearing aid An instrument to help in hearing. There are four common styles of hearing aids. From largest to smallest…
- Level 3 biosafety >Level 1 -- This level applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause human disease. >Level 2 -- This level…