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Agent, antiviral
An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply and reproduce. For example, amantadine (BRAND name: SYMMETREL) is a synthetic (man- made) drug that inhibits the multiplication…
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- Shoulder joint The flexible ball-and-socket joint formed by the junction of the humerus and the scapula. This joint is…
- ASL American Sign Language
- Glaucoma, low tension See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- Primordia See: Primordium
- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- Sabin, Florence R. Sandy or gritty. For example, the sludge in bile may be sabulous. And the stony sediment in urine may be…
- Genesis A suffix referring to the beginning, development, or production of something. For example, gametogenesis is…
- Onychomycosis, proximal white subungual The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Antiatherogenic mutation A genetic mutation that protects against atherogenesis, the formation of atheromas (plaques) in arteries…
- Naegleria fowleri A protozoa that is a pathogenic free-living ameba. Infection with Naegleria fowleri causes primary amebic…
- Maneuver, Valsalva See: Valsalva maneuver