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Medication, antimicrobial
A drug used to treat a microbial infection. Antimicrobial is a general term that refers to a group of drugs that includes antibiotics, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antivirals.
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- Female pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones in the female. There are significant differences…
- Septic Infected, or denoting infection. For example, septic shock is shock caused by infection.
- Ramus In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis…
- Hormone A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or…
- Zinc deficiency Lack of zinc in the body. According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Recommended Dietary Allowances…
- Joint, ankle The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- Dissection, neck Surgery in which the neck is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to identify, examine…
- Mutation, null A mutation (a change) in a gene that leads to its not being transcribed into RNA and/or translated into a…
- Sickle hemoglobin Hemoglobin S, the most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of both sickle cell trait and sickle…
- IU (international unit) An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…