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Appetite suppressants, substances which reduce the desire to eat. Used on a short term basis clinically to treat obesity. Also called anorexigenics. Having no appetite. A medicine that suppresses the appetite.  

Relating to the rectum and anus. To the anus and rectum or to the junction region between the two.  

A substance that relieves or soothes pain by lessening the sensitivity of the brain or nervous system. Also called an analgesic. Substance that eases pain. An agent that relieves pain. A substance that relieves pain by lessening the sensitivity of the brain or nervous system. A pain-killing herb. A pain-relieving medicine, milder than an analgesic.…

Also called adnexitis is a pelvic inflammatory disease involving the inflammation of the ovaries or fallopian tubes.  

Is a type of inflammatory arthritis that targets the joints of the spine. A degenerative, arthritis like disease of the spine, ankylosis. A condition occurring more frequently in young men, in which the vertebrae and sacroiliac joints are inflamed and become stiff. Chronic disease, affecting primarily males under the age of 30, characterized by inflammation…

An exopeptidase, a circulating enzyme that participates in the body’s renin-angiotensin system (RAS) which mediates extracellular volume (i.e. that of the blood plasma, lymph and interstitial fluid), and arterial vasoconstriction. Enzyme, in the blood vessels of the lungs, which activates angiotensin. Many of the drugs for treatment of hypertension are ACE inhibitors. Important target for…

An oligopeptide hormone in the blood that causes blood vessels to constrict, and drives blood pressure up. It is part of the renin-angiotensin system. A substance in the blood (formed by renin) that is a powerful constrictor of arteries and arterioles. A polypeptide which affects blood pressure by causing vasoconstriction and increasing extracellular volume. The…

Male sex hormone in vertebrates. Androgens may be used in patients with breast cancer to treat recurrence of the disease. A hormone produced in the testes in the male, chiefly by the adrenal glands in the female, but also by the ovaries. It is an important source of sexual motivation. A male sex hormone, testosterone…

Accumulation of great quantity of fluid in body tissues. Generalised massive oedema. Massive swelling of the legs, trunk, and genitalia due to retention of fluid (edema): found in congestive heart failure and some forms of renal failure.