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Macrolide
One in a class of antibiotics that includes Biaxin, Clarithromycin, Ery-Tab, and Erythromycin. The macrolides inhibit the growth of bacteria and are often prescribed to treat rather common bacterial infections. In more technical terms, the…
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- Nominal aphasia See Anomia
- Family history of colorectal cancer See: Colon cancer family history
- Fever therapy Fever therapy: Using abnormal elevations in body temperature as a tool to treat disease. This was done in the…
- Pulmonary valve One of the four valves in the heart, the pulmonary valve stands at the opening from the right ventricle in…
- Hypothyroidism Deficiency ofroid hormone which is normally made by the thyroid gland which is located in the front of the…
- Vertical transmission Passage of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) vertically from mother directly to baby during the perinatal…
- Cigar A small roll of tobacco leaf for smoking. The word 'cigar,' from the Spanish 'cigarro,' first appeared in…
- Molecule The smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance.
- Cell, alpha (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- AIDS Disease due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is an acronym for Acquired…
- Anxiety disorder A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms…