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Minocycline
A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat many different bacteria in urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and other injections. The brand names for minocycline include Dynacin, Minocin, and Vectrin. The tetracyclines are…
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- Spindle neuron A large neuron tapered at both ends that is only found in humans and great apes and so is thought to be a…
- Windpipe Popular and familiar term for the scapula, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. The word…
- Flu, Asian See: Asian flu
- Pendred syndrome Pendred syndrome: A genetic disease characterized by congenital deafness, abnormality of the bony labyrinth…
- Lymphatic tissue A part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities. Lymphatic…
- Ureaplasma A bacterium that commonly infects the urogenital tract and can cause premature birth or spontaneous abortion…
- Metacarpals Five cylindrical bones extending from the wrist to the fingers.
- BMD (bone mass density) Abbreviation for bone mass density and the synonymous term, bone mineral density
- Thrombus A blood clot in a blood vessel or within the heart. From the Greek thrombos meaning a lump or clump, or a…
- Knee, artificial Total knee replacement, a surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with…
- Pancreatic Having to do with the pancreas, a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of…