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Serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective
A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) is one of the commonly prescribed drugs for treating depression. SSRIs affect the chemicals that nerves in the brain use to send messages to one another. These chemical messengers, called…
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- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…
- Acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature…
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Janus kinase 3 See: JAK3
- Sac, yolk See: Yolk sac
- Medication, vasodilator Drugs that act as blood vessel dilator (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls). For…
- Blood Institute, National Heart, Lung, and BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Optic disc The circular area in the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Also…
- Let down reflex An involuntary reflex during breastfeeding which causes the milk to flow freely
- Flores man See: Homo floresiensis
- Apiphobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…