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Show more- Prodrug A precursor (forerunner) of a drug. A prodrug must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before…
- Mollaret meningitis Benign recurrent aseptic meningitis. The cause of Mollaret meningitis is not known. Mollaret meningitis is…
- Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria lose the crystal violet stain (and take the color of the red counterstain) in Gram's…
- Pain, shoulder See: Shoulder pain
- Female external genitalia The external genital organs of the female, comprising the pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra
- ALS1 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1
- Metatarsal One of the five cylindrical bones extending from the heel (the tarsus) to the toes on each foot. The…
- CT colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Membranous Pertaining to a membrane. As in acute membranous gingivitis, membranous nephropathy, and pseudomembranous…
- Narcotic 1. A drug that causes insensibility or stupor. A narcotic induces narcosis, from the Greek 'narke' for…
- Syndrome, Kimmelstiel-Wilson Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome is a kidney condition associated with…
- End-stage renal disease ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure