(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.Oxytocic drug
a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
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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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hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.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, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles, generally of the flexor muscles.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm, or trunk is t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: drug, induces, labor, stimulating, contractions.Explore Academic Dictionary
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