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ACE inhibitors
ACE inhibitors: A drug that inhibits ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) which is important to the formation of angiotensin II. Angiotensin II causes arteries in the body to constrict and thereby raises the blood pressure. ACE inhibitors…
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- Oriental medicine (traditional) His is a sophisticated form of medicine that is comprised of many systematic techniques and methods…
- Paget disease of the breast The combination of scaly skin changes of the nipple resembling eczema and an underlying cancer of the breast…
- Hygiene The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…
- Femoral vein The largest vein in the groin. The femoral vein is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It passes, together…
- Respiratory rate The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and…
- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Regenerate To reproduce or renew something lost. For example, after an injury, the liver has the capacity to regenerate
- Mycobacteria Plural of mycobacterium
- Ophthalmology The art and science of eye medicine.
- Reproductive organs, female The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Pentapeptide A peptide consisting of five amino acids