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Antifungal drug
A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX).
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- Livid Black and blue.
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- Longitudinal section A section that is cut along the long axis of a structure. The opposite is a cross section
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