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Amphetamine
A drug with a stimulant effect on the central nervous system that can be both physically and psychologically addictive when overused. This drug has been much abused recreationally. The street term 'speed' refers to stimulant drugs such as…
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Show more- Hyperpigmentation Dark spots on the skin. Hyperpigmentation is primarily a cosmetic concern that can be covered with make-up…
- Heart transplant Heart transplant: A surgical procedure in which a diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart from a…
- Bones of the leg, ankle and foot Are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip and…
- Disease, Quincke's This is angioneurotic edema (or angioedema), a form of localized swelling of the deeper layers of the skin…
- Fibroids Fibroids are common, benign tumors of smooth muscle in the uterus (womb). Uterine fibroids are the most…
- Intramuscular (IM) An intramuscular (IM) medication is given by needle into the muscle. This is as opposed to a medication that…
- Tattoos & permanent makeup The intradermal application of inks for the purpose of tattooing or permanent makeup (also known as…
- Disease, Werner-His Named for the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's premature aging syndrome) and…
- Vesicant A substance that causes tissue blistering. A blister agent. Also called a vesicatory.Vesicants are highly…
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- CPEO with myopathy See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Cryopreservation The process of cooling and storing cells, tissues, or organs at very low temperatures to maintain viability…