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Drug, tocolytic
A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are widely used today to treat premature labor and permit pregnancy to proceed and so permit the fetus to gain in size and maturity…
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Show more- Vaccination, rubella See Immunization, MMR.
- Kaposi sarcoma Sarcoma: A relatively rare type of skin malignancy that tends to afflict elderly people or, especially, those…
- Tetany >Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps…
- Diarrhea, E. coli hemorrhagic Bloody colitis (inflammation of the bowel) caused by E. coli, usually by the strain E. coli 0157:H7. The…
- Autoradiography A technique using X- ray film to visualize molecules or fragments of molecules that have been radioactively…
- PVC Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
- Alimentary canal The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Portable generator safety Safety, an essential matter in using a portable residential or recreational generator. Portable residential…
- Skin graft Skin that is used to cover an area where the patient's skin has been lost due to a burn, injury, or surgery…
- M.D. Abbreviation for the Latin title Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Sometimes written today as MD (without…
- Syndrome, Osler-Rendu-Weber See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Tapeworm, beef See Taenia saginata.