| LAC | La Crosse [virus]; lactase; left atrial circumflex [artery]; left atrial contraction; linguoaxiocerv... |
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| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
| BCM | B-cell maturation; birth control medication; blood-clotting mechanism effects; body cell mass; body ... |
| DPM | Diploma in Psychological Medicine; discontinue previous medication; Doctor of Physical Medicine; Doc... |
| MAIN | medication-induced, autoimmune, infectious, and neoplastic [diseases associated with antiphospholipi... |
| r-TAP | Recombinant tick anticoagulant peptide |
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| TAP | Tick anticoagulant peptide |
| medication, vasodilator | Drugs that act as blood vessel dilator (vasodilators) and open vessels by relaxing their muscular walls). For example, nitroglycerin is a vasodilator. So are the ace (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cholinergic medication | <pharmacology> Medications which stimulate cholinergic receptors (for example bethanechol). (15 Jan 1998) |
| preanesthetic medication | Drugs administered prior to an anaesthetic to decrease anxiety and to obtain a smoother induction of, maintenance of, and emergence from anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| self medication | The self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or in a manner not directed by a physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sublingual medication | A drug dosage form intended to be used by placement under the tongue; the drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) is absorbed from the mucosal tissues and bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, where it may be partially or totally degraded. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ionic medication | Movement of ions as a result of an applied electric field. For example the delivery of a charged molecule from the end of a micropipette without hydraulic flow. (18 Nov 1997) |
| thrombolytic medication | Medications that dissolve blot clots (for example streptokinase, tissue plasminogen activator or TPA and urokinase). (27 Sep 1997) |