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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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- LN2 Liquid nitrogen
- Hydrogen The most plentiful element in the universe and one present in all organic compounds. Hydrogen is a gas with…
- Irritant contact dermatitis Dermatitis: A rash brought about by constant irritation from a substance. For example, anyone who washes…
- Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency…
- Plyometrics Any exercise in which muscles are repeatedly and rapidly stretched ('loaded') and then contracted (as in…
- Supercilious Arrogant, haughty or disdainful. From the raising of an eyebrow ('supercilium' in Latin). Supercilious is an…
- Hyaline membrane disease A respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of…
- Melancholia Old term for depression.
- Pox virus See: Orthopox