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Rohypnol
The trade name for flunitrazepam, which has been abused as a 'date rape' drug. Rohypnol produces sedative-hypnotic effects including muscle relaxation and amnesia. It can produces physical and psychological dependence and can be lethal…
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- Renal capsule The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney
- Cell, stem An ancestral cell, the most primitive type of cell. Stem cells are relatively unspecialized…
- Hypoalbuminemia An abnormally low blood level of albumin. Normally, albumin is the most plentiful protein in human blood and…
- Agent, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Okihiro syndrome The association of Duane syndrome (eye retraction) with forearm malformation and deafness. Okihiro syndrome…
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
- Hypernatremia Elevated blood sodium. Sodium is the major positive ion (cation) in fluid outside of cells. The chemical…
- Anonymous testing Testing in which no name is used -- there is total anonymity -- to identify the person tested. For example…
- Mycobacteria Plural of mycobacterium
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Vertebroplasty A nonsurgical method for the repair of vertebral fractures and compression due to osteoporosis. Broken bones…