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A substance obtained from eucalyptus oil. A volatile oil that has a mild irritant effect on the mucous membranes of the mouth and digestive system. It is taken as pastilles or inhaled as vapor to relieve catarrh. Large doses may cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.  

An anabolic steroid. A steroid drug with anabolic properties, used to treat conditions involving wasting of protein and bone, such as osteoporosis. It is administered by mouth and sometimes causes nausea, water retention, and menstrual disturbances at high doses.  

A gas used as an anaesthetic. Gas sometimes used as a general anesthetic. Nausea and vomiting commonly occur after its use. An inflammable gas sometimes used as an anesthetic administered by inhalation. There are usually no toxic effects, but nausea and vomiting commonly occur after its use. A flammable, explosive, colorless gas, CH2CH2, prepared from…

Relating to a culturally or racially distinctive group of people. Concerning groups of people within a cultural system who desire or are given a distinct classification based on traits such as religion, culture, language, or appearance.  

Inflammation of the ethmoid bone or of the ethmoidal sinuses. Inflammation of the ethmoidal sinuses. This may he acute or chronic.  

An operation to remove the lining between the sinuses. Excision of the ethmoid sinuses that open into the nasal cavity. Inflammation affecting the ethmoid bone or the ethmoidal sinuses.  

Air cells inside the ethmoid bone.  

An artificial hormone related to oestrogen that is effective in small doses. It forms part of hormone replacement therapy.  

A group of specialists who monitor experiments involving human beings or who regulate the way in which members of the medical profession conduct themselves. A group of senior doctors and other experts set up (especially in a hospital) to monitor investigations, concerned with teaching or research, that involve the use of human subjects. It is…

Concerning ethics. Referring to a drug available on prescription only.