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Tricyclic antidepressant
One of a class of medications used to treat depression. The tricyclic antidepressants are also used for some forms of anxiety, fibromyalgia, and the control of chronic pain. 'Tricyclic' refers to the presence of three rings in the chemical…
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Show more- Graves disease Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Vitamin B1 Thiamine. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) acts as a coenzyme in the metabolism of the body. Deficiency of thiamine…
- Defibrillation The use of a carefully controlled electric shock, administered either through a device on the exterior of the…
- Enucleation The surgical removal of an eye. Enucleation is only done under drastic circumstances such as to remove a…
- Vision therapy The use of special eye exercises to address eye defects, such as strabismus. Some vision therapists also…
- Female urethral opening The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Angiosarcoma A type of cancer that begins in the lining of blood vessels. This type of tumor tends to be aggressive, recur…
- Phosphate A form of phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphate makes bones and teeth hard.
- Vaccinia gangrenosa See Progressive vaccinia
- Theorem, Bayes See: Bayes theorem
- Runt-related transcription factor 1 See: Runx-1
- BSL-1 Biosafety level 1. The lowest level of biosafety, a level that applies to agents that do not ordinarily cause…