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Pharmacopoeia
An official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopoeia. By extension, a pharmacopoeia is a collection or stock of drugs.
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- Marmoreal Resembling marble. For example, the bone in osteoporosis appears marmoreal. From the Latin noun 'marmor'…
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- Heterochromia Different colors
- Acyclovir Acyclovir: (Brand name: Zovirax) One of a group of antiviral drugs that acts against the herpes viruses…
- STL1 Stickler syndrome, type I. See: Stickler syndrome
- CB1 receptor See: Cannabinoid receptor 1