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Drug, antiviral
An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply and reproduce. For example, amantadine (BRAND name: SYMMETREL) is a synthetic (man- made) drug that inhibits the multiplication…
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Show more- Macular pucker Scar tissue in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. The scar can blur and…
- Fragile X tremor/ataxia syndrome Abbreviated FXTAS (pronounced fax-tass). A progressive neurological disorder that strikes men over age 50 and…
- Map, cytogenetic A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Vaccinia keratitis Infection of the cornea due to implantation of vaccinia virus from a smallpox vaccination. People with…
- Bone, thigh The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term -- thigh bone or femur -- you care to use, it…
- Pavlovian conditioning The Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1848-1936) conditioned dogs to respond in what proved to be a…
- Helminthphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of being infested with parasitic worms called helminths. The eggs of these…
- Medical school, first American See: First American medical school
- Hospital gown A short collarless gown that ties in the back, worn by patients being examined or treated in a doctor's…
- DISH Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
- Dura The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal…
- Stereotactic needle biopsy A biopsy in which the spot to be biopsied is located three-dimensionally, the information is entered into a…