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Prograf
Brand name of tacrolimus. See: Tacrolimus
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Show more- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- Polycentric Having two or more centers. Polycentric disease is usually referred to as multicentric disease. See also…
- Neurosis, hypochondriacal See: Hypochondriasis
- Motherese The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the…
- Thrombolytic agent A drug that is able to dissolve a clot (thrombus) and reopen an artery or vein. Thrombolytic agents may be…
- Lenz microphthalmia syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by microphthalmia (small eye) or anopthalmia (no eye) associated with…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Peritoneal dialysis Technique that uses the patient's own body tissues inside of the belly (abdominal cavity) to act as a filter…
- Multiple organ failure A term synonymous with multiple system failure and equally vague and nonspecific. See: Multiple system failure
- Absenteeism The frequent absence from work or other duty without good reason. See also: Presenteeism
- Phlebotomy Obtaining blood from a vein. In the old days, this was done by incising (cutting) a vein and just letting the…
- Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension See: Pulmonary hypertension