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Drug, generic
>The chemical name of a drug. >A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug is sold. >A term referring to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising…
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- Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a misnomer, because it can occur at any time of the day…
- Bowen disease An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen's disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Genome, rice The first commercially important plant to have its genome sequenced. This feat, completed early in 2001, is…
- Bayes' theorem See: Bayes theorem
- Vein, central retinal The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Angiomyxoma, aggressive A slow-growing tumor of stromal cells which occurs primarily in the genital and pelvic regions. This tumor is…
- Esophageal speech Speech produced with air trapped in the esophagus and forced out again. People with a laryngectomy (for…
- Socialized medicine A system of health care in which all health personnel and health facilities, including doctors and hospitals…
- PAPPA Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- Yawn Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first…
- Lability The state or quality of being labile: susceptible to change, error or instability. From the Latin labilis…