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Remedy
Something that consistently helps treat or cure a disease. From the Latin 'remedium' meaning that which heals again (and again). A remedy for a wound is also called a vulnerary.
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- Somnambulism A sleepwalker.
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- Phalanges The plural of phalanx. See: Phalanx
- COL2A1 The gene responsible for the production of the alpha1(II) chain of type II collagen. Mutations in the COL2A1…
- Cinacalcet A drug that acts as a calcimimetic and that is marketed under the trade name Sensipar. For more information…
- Leuk- Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek…
- Muscular dystrophy, distal One of two genetic muscle diseases characterized by wasting of the muscles most distant from the midline…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…
- Agent, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Hypothalamus The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst