| clindamycin | <drug> An antibiotic that may be an alternative treatment for PCP and toxoplasmosis. The most common side effect is diarrhoea. Overgrowth of an intestinal bacterium called Clostridium difficile is responsible for the diarrhoea during clindamycin therapy. (12 Jan 1998) |
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| ascorbyl palmitate | L-Ascorbic acid-6-palmitate;used as a preservative in pharmaceutical preparations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmitate | <chemistry> A salt of palmitic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cetyl palmitate | C15H31CO-OC16H 31;a wax; the chief constituent of spermaceti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chloramphenicol palmitate | <chemical> Same action and use as chloramphenicol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pipotiazine palmitate | This antipsychotic drug is used to treat chronic schizophrenia. (09 Oct 1997) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathology, oral | A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharyngo-oral | Relating to the pharynx and the mouth; oropharyngeal. Origin: pharyngo-+ L. Os (or-), mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| combination oral contraceptive | A mixture of a steroid having progestational activity and an oestrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptives, oral | Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally oestrogen or progesterone or both. (12 Dec 1998) |