Author: Glossary

Preventing or treating obsession or obsessive-compulsive disorder.  

Reacting with or destroying the nucleus of a cell.  

Any of several antibodies that bind to neuronal targets in the cerebrum and cerebellum, producing paraneoplastic neurological dysfunction. The antibodies are typically released by cancers such as small-cell carcinoma of the lung (anti-Hu antibody also known as ANNA-1 and ANNA-2), testicular cancer (anti-Ta antibody), or breast cancer (ANNA-2).  

Decreasing the excretion of sodium in the urine.  

Opposing the action of a narcotic.  

Preventing or relieving muscle weakness.  

One of corresponding parts of the body on opposite sides of the long axis.  

Prevention of lysis (death) of a cell.  

Antibody that opposes the action of lysin.  

Preventing or counteracting the accumulation of fatty substances in the blood.