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Atopic dermatitis
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Show more- Sulphonylurea A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Imitrex.
- RMSF Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
- Ca Abbreviation for circa, meaning about or approximately, as in ca. 1 mg
- Duodenitis Inflammation of the duodenum. (The duodenum is the first part of the small intestine.
- Renal vein thrombosis Blood clot in the major vein that drains blood from the kidney
- Sesquipedalian A long polysyllabic word that means having many syllables or using long words, as is all too often the case…
- Duane syndrome See: Okihiro syndrome.
- Vessel, efferent A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- Cranial nerve, fifth The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- Autolysis The enzymatic digestion of cells by enzymes present within them. The cells most susceptible to autolysis tend…
- Agent, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…