(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.Antihistamine
a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
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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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(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal),…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "When fractures fail to unite, autografts of bone c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "When fractures fail to unite, autografts of bone c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.a sensory receptor that responds to pressure
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.A colorless liquid, CHBr3, having an agreeable odor and sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of bromine and caust…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medicine, treat, allergies, hypersensitive, reactions.Explore Academic Dictionary
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