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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. Adverse effects include tinnitus, dizziness, skin rash, gastrointestinal upsets, and the possibility of drag interactions. A drug used to treat arthritis; one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). Sulindac (Clinoril) is used to relieve inflammation, swelling, stiffness, joint pain from rheumatoid…

Topical sulfonamide most commonly used to prevent infection from injury to the cornea and to treat eye infections. Adverse effects include local irritation. A drug of the sulfonamide group that is used in eye drops to treat such infections as conjunctivitis. Transient irritation may occur with higher doses.  

Any of several million structures in the skin that produce sweat (perspiration). Most of the glands are eccrine, producing sweat that contains salt and the waste product urea; a few, associated with the hair of the armpits and pubic region, are apocrine, secreting a thicker fluid. Excrete perspiration and detoxify the body by excreting excess…

Involuntary sucking movement of newborns.  

To provide nourishment, especially by breastfeeding.  

Blister-like pads on the lips of newborns that form as the baby begins to suck and seem to help to seal the lips around the nipple.  

Infection of the intestine with Strongyloides stercoralis roundworm, usually acquired when larvae in the soil penetrate the skin and migrate to the intestines, producing diarrhea and malabsorption. Treatment is by anthelmintics.  

Congenital, bright red, superficial vascular tumor, resembling a strawberry; it tends to decrease in size and eventually to disappear during childhood. Type of birthmark characterized by raised vascular nevus, commonly observed on the face or neck. A dull red benign lesion, usually present at birth or appearing within 2 to 3 months thereafter. This type…

Layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or, in the area of the palms and soles just under the stratum lucidum; it contains cells with visible granules that die and move to the surface. A layer of cells containing deeply staining granules of keratohyalin found in the epidermis of the skin between the stratum…

Innermost layer of the epidermis, containing dividing cells and melanocytes (pigment cells) that resupply the outer skin layers. The outer part of this layer forms a prickle-cell portion with cells connected by spines or intercellular bridges; the inner part of this layer is the basal layer with dividing cells; also called stratum basale. The innermost…