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  • Anticephalalgic

    Headache-relieving or preventing.  

  • Anticarcinomic

    A substance that kills or inhibits carcinomas (any cancer that arises in epithelium/tissue cells).  

  • Antiblennorrhagic

    A substance that treats blenorrhagia a conjunctival inflammation resulting in mucus discharge. Preventing or relieving gonorrhea.  

  • Antibilious

    An agent or substance which helps remove excess bile from the body. A substance that helps remove excess bile from the body. Agent that helps remove excess bile from the body.  

  • Antibacterial

    Substance that kills or inhibits bacteria. Combats bacterial infection. A substance that destroys bacteria or suppresses their growth or reproduction. An agent that destroys or stops the growth of bacteria. A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. Agent that prevents bacteria forming (e.g. penicillin). Destroys or prevents the growth of bacteria. A…

  • Antiatherogenic

    That protects against atherogenesis, the formation of atheromas (plaques) in arteries. An agent that is capable of stopping the formation of fat deposits in blood vessels.  

  • Antiasmathic

    Drug that treats or ameliorates asthma.  

  • Antiarrhythmic

    A substance to correct irregular heartbeats and restore the normal rhythm. Preventing or alleviating irregular heart beats. A medicine used to lessen or treat arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). Preventing or alleviating abnormal heart rhythm. Referring to a drug which corrects an irregular heartbeat. Drug used in the treatment of an abnormal heart rhythm. A drug or…

  • Antiangiogenic

    A drug or substance used to stop the growth of tumours and progression of cancers by limiting the pathologic formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis). Preventing the growth of new blood vessels.  

  • Antianaphylactic

    Agent that can prevent the occurrence of anaphylaxis (life threatening allergic response). an agent that prevents anaphylaxis (exaggerated reaction of an organism to which it has previously become sensitised). Preventing the occurrence of immediate hypersensitivity, where exposure to a specific antigen in a sensitized individual leads to symptoms like hives, itching, swelling, followed by a…

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