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Buprenorphine
A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms of opiate withdrawal such as agitation, nausea and insomnia. Buprenorphine is more weakly addictive and has a lower risk of…
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- Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which…
- Sexual child abuse Child abuse: Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a…
- MAM Menstrually associated migraine. See: Menstrual migraine
- Deletion Loss of a segment of DNA from a chromosome (and hence from the genome). The first human chromosome deletion…
- Fusiform aneurysm A vascular outpouching shaped like a spindle. A fusiform widening of an artery or vein. An aneurysm is a…
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- CME Stands for Continuing Medical Education. CME programs are intended, literally, to continue the medical…
- Hereditary spherocytosis A genetic disorder of the red blood cell membrane clinically characterized by anemia, jaundice (yellowing)…
- Bruce N. Ames See: Ames, Bruce N.
- Vitamin K One of two naturally occurring fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin K1 and vitamin K2) needed for the clotting of…
- Alteplase Alteplase: Generic name of a tissue plasminogen activator produced by recombinant DNA technology. The brand…