| hot spot | <molecular biology> A particular area of DNA which is especially prone to spontaneous mutations or recombinations. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| hot thyroid nodule | <radiology> Almost always hyperfunctioning adenoma, vast majority benign, up to 50% are autonomous see also: thyroid carcinoma, cold thyroid nodule (12 Dec 1998) |
| arrhenic medication | Treatment of disease by means of the organic preparations of arsenic, the cacodylates, and methylarsinates. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance medication | Medication taken to stabilise an illness or symptoms of illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medication | 1. Impregnation with a medicine. 2. <pharmacology> The administration of remedies. 3. A medicament. Origin: L. Medicatio (05 Jan 1998) |
| medication, ace-inhibitor | Agents that inhibit ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme), thereby acting as vasodilators (really as anti-vasoconstrictors), lightening the stress load on the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication, anti-coagulant | Blood thinners. Drugs, like heparin and warfarin, used as blood-thinners to prevent blood clots and to maintain open blood vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication, anti-platelet | Platelet-blocking drugs. Drugs that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and clot. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication, beta-blocker | Drugs that antagonise the action of adrenaline (a beta adrenergic substance) and relieve stress to the heart muscle. Beta-blockers are often used to slow the heart rate or lower the blood pressure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication, clot-dissolving | Drugs used to dissolve blood clots. Agents such as plasminogen-activator (t-pa) and streptokinase that are effective in dissolving clots and re-opening arteries. Used, for example, in the treatment of heart attacks. Clot-dissolvers are also called thrombolytic agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication errors | Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the proper dose of the drug in the treatment of his disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication systems | Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medication systems, hospital | Overall systems, traditional or automated, to provide medication to patients in hospitals. Elements of the system are: handling the physician's order, transcription of the order by nurse and/or pharmacist, filling the medication order, transfer to the nursing unit, and administration to the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| cholinergic medication | <pharmacology> Medications which stimulate cholinergic receptors (for example bethanechol). (15 Jan 1998) |