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A drug that will induce vomiting, ipecac. An alkaloid emetic.  

The existence of abnormal cavities filled with fluid in the substance of the spinal cord. A disease which forms cavities in the neck section of the spinal cord, affecting the nerves so that the person loses the sense of touch and pain. Progressive disease of the spinal cord in which the tissue develops cavities surrounded…

Opiate-like drugs that are not by-products of the oriental poppy plant.  

A subgroup of narcotic drugs manufactured in the laboratory as opposed to derivation from plants or animals.  

A chemically defined medium in which the exact chemistry of each component is known.  

The stage of faith development generally associated with adolescence in which one lives within the constructs formulated by others for the individual.  

The development of more complex chemical structures from their simpler components. The process of combining different ideas or objects into a new whole. A new unified whole resulting from the combination of different ideas or objects. The formation of compounds through chemical reactions involving simpler compounds or elements. In psychiatry, the fusing together of all…

The order and way in which words and sequences of words are combined into phrases, clauses, and sentences.  

The lining membrane of a joint cavity. A layer of cells that form a membrane to line the inner surfaces of a joint. The synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid that fills and lubricates the joint space. This fluid is essential to proper functioning of the joint and aids in the movement of joints, supplies nutrients…

Inflammation of the membrane lining a joint. Inflammation of the synovial membrane. Inflammation of the synovial membrane lining a joint, resulting in pain and swelling; it may be caused by injury, infection, or rheumatic disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis). Treatment depends on the cause. An inflammation of the synovial membrane, a condition that often accompanies rheumatoid…