Category: D

A sedative used to relieve pain, fever, and restlessness, mainly in children and elderly patients. It is administered by mouth and sometimes causes skin reactions, nausea, vomiting, and headache. It can also cause dependence of the barbiturate-alcohol type.  

An antidepressant drug administer by mouth. Common side-effects include dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, sweating, drowsiness, and reduced blood pressure.  

A temporary loss of reflex activity in the brainstem or spinal cord following destruction of the cerebral cortex. As time passes this state of suppressed reflex activity is replaced by one of unduly exaggerated reflexes and spasticity of the limbs. In a person with a focal brain injury, a reduction in synaptic activity (and often,…

A hereditary abnormality of cartilage and bone growth, resulting in many cartilaginous outgrowths from the long bones. Bone growth may also be retarded, causing stunting and deformity.  

A drug with antifungal activity used to treat skin infections such as athlete’s foot and some types of ringworm. It is applied to the infected part as ointment, dusting powder, or tincture and sometimes causes irritation and hypersensitivity reactions.  

A piece of apparatus for separating components of a liquid mixture by dialysis, especially an artificial kidney. The apparatus used in performing dialysis. A synthetic kidney, typically constructed with hollow fibers, employed in hemodialysis for the purpose of purging waste substances from the blood and extracting surplus fluids from the circulatory system.  

A surgical instrument used for the destruction of the skull of a fetus. This rare procedure enables a dead fetus to be delivered through the birth canal.  

A thyroid hormone used to reduce blood cholesterol levels in patients with normally working thyroid glands and also to treat hypothyroidism. It is administered by mouth and side-effects commonly involve chest pains due to angina.  

An analgesic used to relieve mild or moderate pain. It is administered by mouth, often in combination with other analgesics, and sometimes causes dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting. This compound analgesic formulation incorporates a mild opioid analgesic medication. The drug exhibits fast-acting properties and effectively alleviates mild to moderate pain for approximately four hours. Potential…

Removal of the pulp of a tooth: the process involved in removing the nerve of a tooth.