Category: Z

A small area of the body.  

A condition in which tumours are formed in the islet cells of the pancreas together with peptic ulcers [Described 1955. After Robert Milton Zollinger (b. 1903), Professor of Surgery at Ohio State University, USA; Edwin H. Ellison (1918-70), Associate Professor of Surgery at Ohio State University, USA.] Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder…

A compound of zinc and oxygen, which forms a soft white soothing powder used in creams and lotions. A mild astringent used in various skin conditions, usually mixed with other substances. It is applied as a cream, ointment, dusting powder, or as a paste, sometimes in the form of an impregnated bandage. A component found…

A soothing ointment made of zinc oxide and oil.  

A white metallic trace element.  

A trademark for a metal frame used by people who have difficulty in walking.  

Azidothymidine or AZT, a drug used in the treatment of AIDS, which helps to slow the progress of the disease. An antiviral medication; an AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) drug. Zidovudine (Retrovir), also known as AZT, is used with other drugs to treat the infection caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Zidovudine is also used to…

A trade name for ranitidine. A trade name for ranitidine, which is an H2-receptor antagonist utilized for treating peptic ulcers and esophagitis.  

A surgical operation to remove the whole of an ingrowing toenail.  

A stage in meiosis during which synapsis occurs.