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Show more- Triptan A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for…
- Back pain Pain felt in the low or upper back. There are many causes of back pain. Pain in the low back can relate to…
- Breast pain Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Psychotropic medication Any medication capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some medications such as lithium, which…
- Gastric cancer Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Outer ear There are three sections of the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear looks…
- Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis Excessive sweating of the palms and soles. Palm and sole sweating tends to begin around age 13 on the average
- Globe, pale Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Cyclobutanone See: 2-ACB
- Neonatology The art and science of caring medically for the newborn.
- Mustard (Arabidopsis thaliana) genome All of the genetic information contained in Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant belonging to the mustard family…
- Nerve, spinal One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of…