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Iressa
Brand name for gefitinib, a drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces of cells . People with non-small-cell lung cancer who have a mutation in the gene for EGFR enjoy a rapid and often dramatic…
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- Contraceptive, implantable progestin Implantable progestin in the form of Norplant was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Seizure, petit mal See: Petit mal
- Immune tolerance A state of unresponsiveness to a specific antigen or group of antigens to which a person is normally…
- Cystic hernia See: Cystocele
- Endovascular aneurysm repair Abbreviated (and most often called) EVAR. See: EVAR
- Sclero- Pertaining to both the sclera and the conjunctiva. The sclera, a tough white outer coat that covers most of…
- Rectal bleeding Rectal bleeding: Blood passed rectally. Blood in the stool can be bright red or maroon in color. Larger…
- Nirenberg See: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
- Disease, Kimmelstiel-Wilson Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with…
- Infant protein requirements Proteins contain different amino acids that are linked together. Proteins provide both calories and the amino…
- Jewish penicillin Chicken soup. If not really a form of penicillin,' chicken soup may, in fact, have some therapeutic merit. A…