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N-nitroso-fenfluramine
A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
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- OxyContin OxyContin: A prescription painkiller that has become a popular and dangerous recreational drug. Also called…
- Ricker syndrome A disease of infants and children that disturbs normal bone formation (ossification). Rickets is a failure to…
- Peeling agent An agent that promotes the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. Also called a…
- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Peritoneal dialysis Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal cavity) to act as a filter…
- Anesthesia, caudal epidural See Caudal anesthesia
- Cephalothoracic lipodystrophy A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Induction therapy Therapy: Treatment designed as a first step toward reducing the number of cancer cells. Often just referred…