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Clot-dissolving medication
See: Thrombolytic agent
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Show more- Test, eye chart This test measures how well you see at various distances. The eye chart itself -- the usual one is called…
- Pyelo Short for pyelonephritis, which is bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or…
- Formulary 1. A collection of formulas, recipes, or prescriptions. 2. In medicine, a listing of prescription drugs…
- Porphyria A diverse group of diseases in which the production of heme is disrupted. Porphyria is derived from the Greek…
- Moniliasis, oral Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by a fungus formerly called Monilia, now known as Candida…
- Sleepwalking Sleepwalking: Purposeful moving, usually but not always including walking, while in a deep stage of sleep…
- Tuberculosis, drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) that does not respond to drug treatment. Drug-resistant TB has become a very serious…
- Head lice Head lice> Pediculus humanus capitis, parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Head lice are most…
- Itching Itching: An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the…
- Obesity Obesity: The state of being well above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be…
- Phagocyte A cell that can engulf particles such as bacteria, other microorganisms, aged red blood cells, foreign…
- Grief, public See: Public mourning