(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.Antidiabetic
a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
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(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.a medicine used to relieve pain
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, General medicine.Words connected by meaning
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an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or othe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.severe diabetes mellitus with an early onset; characterized by polyuria and excessive thirst and increased appetite and weight loss an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.a mild form of diabetes mellitus in which there are no overt symptoms but there are abnormal responses to some diagnostic procedures
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabete…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say ‘diabetes’ they usual…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, treat, diabetes, mellitus.Explore Academic Dictionary
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