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Zaleplon
Zaleplon: Brand name: Sonata. A sedative hypnotic drug in a class closely related the benzodiazepines, affecting the central nervous system, used as a sleep drug. For more information, see: zaleplon.
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- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…
- FMO3 Abbreviation for the enzyme, flavin-containing monooxygenase-3. See Fish-odor syndrome
- Galeophobia An abnormally large and persistent fear of sharks. Sufferers from this phobia experience anxiety even though…
- Albuginea Tough white fibrous tissue. The tunica albuginea of the testis, for example, is the layer of dense whitish…
- Premature birth A birth that takes place before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of…
- Arsine A colorless highly toxic gas. Arsine has a garlic-like or fishy odor. Because arsine is nonirritating and…
- Cholera genome The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million…
- Chromosome, metaphase See: Y chromosome
- Vein A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated…