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Prone
The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the great German physician and chemist Gerhard Domagk (1895-1964). In 1925 Domagk was named Lecturer in Pathologic Anatomy (pathology) in…
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- Sulfite sensitivity Adverse reactions of an allergic nature to sulfites. Sulfites occur in fermentation and also occur naturally…
- Qd (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, qd (or, written with periods, q.d.) means one a day (from the Latin quaque die). The…
- LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, an hallucinogen. LSD is an abbreviation of the German term…
- Autoimmune hepatitis A disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing inflammation of the liver…
- Tuberculosis treatment Treatment of tuberculosis (TB), depends upon the status of the infection and differs for dormant and active…
- Prodrug A precursor (forerunner) of a drug. A prodrug must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before…
- Malignancy A tumor that is malignant, that is cancerous, that can invade and destroy nearby tissue, and that may spread…
- Palliative treatment To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Tuberculin A protein extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is used in a skin test to determine if a person has…
- Lymphoproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to lymphoid cells (such as lymphocytes…
- Lassitude Weakness, weariness, listlessness, exhaustion, lethargy. For example, the patient complained of lassitude…