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Also known as Aldactone, this is potassium sparring diuretic with anti-androgenic effects. It is most commonly used for acne and is also been used to treat Androgenetic Alopecia. Women can take it orally but men need to use it topically because of the potential for feminizing effects when taken orally.
Ãâó: www.hairlossremedy.org/Hair_loss_glossary.htm
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A steroid hormone that directly blocks the effect of androgens on the skin. It initially was used as a diuretic. Aldactone?is a brand name.
Ãâó: www.havingbabies.com/news/42_146_2982.cfm
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| spirometer |
A device that continuously measures, at the local temperature and pressure, the volume of gas flowing through, or into and out of, it.
Ãâó: www.ventworld.com/resources/glossary.asp
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Rings fused so as to share a single carbon are spiro. Because the valences of carbon lie in perpendicular planes, the rings that are connected spiro also must lie in perpendicular planes
Ãâó: chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/CHY251/Terms5.html
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| spirometer |
This is an instrument similar to a peak flow meter and is used for pulmonary function test to diagnose asthma in a doctor's office or pulmonary function laboratory. The instrument measures how fast a person can blow out air, and how much air is blown and thus gives additional information compared to a peak flow meter. The results of this test include the FEV-1, the peak flow, and the FVC.
Ãâó: www.asthmacure.com/Glossary/ASTHMAGLOSSARY.html
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