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Antifungal
A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and clotrimazole (LOTRIMIN, MYCELEX).
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- Penis, small A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis…
- Yellow fever vaccination A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Event, adverse See: Adverse event
- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever
- Dystonia, focal, due to blepharospasm See: Focal dystonia due to blepharospasm
- Tophi The plural of tophus
- Pyrosis A technical term for what is popularly called heartburn, a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. In many…
- Exfoliate 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki's disease…
- Witch's milk A folk term for the milk that often comes from the breast of a newborn baby. This temporary phenomenon is due…
- Public health school A school designed to teach public health and train public health professionals. The first school of public…
- Third ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres, one in each hemisphere. Each…