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Prograf
Brand name of tacrolimus. See: Tacrolimus
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- Drug, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Acquired mutation A mutation (a genetic change) acquired by a somatic cell after conception. Acquired mutations occur in…
- Dystonia, idiopathic torsion A form of dystonia known as early-onset torsion dystonia (also called generalized torsion dystonia) begins in…
- Onset In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of…
- Gyri The plural of gyrus
- Colonic (noun) Colonic irrigation, the infusion of liquid into the colon through a tube in the rectum. It is claimed that…
- Heteroplasia The replacement of normal tissue of the body by abnormal tissue or by malpositioned normal tissue, a tissue…
- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
- Sclerose en plaques See: Sclerose en plaques
- Congenital defect A birth defect.