(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.Gemfibrozil
medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
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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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a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (aca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.the act of administering medication
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.medication with antipyretics to treat a fever
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from stickin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medication, trade, name, lopid, lower.a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood; any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessi…
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