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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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contraindications

Biotechnology; Diseases

A contraindication (pronounced as contra-indication) is a condition or factor that speaks against a certain measure. It is mostly used in medicine, with regard to factors that increase the risks ...

complications

Biotechnology; Biomedical

Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a medical treatment. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher number of signs, symptoms ...

neurobiologist

Medical; Medicine

the biology of the nervous system

glucocorticoid

Medical; Medicine

any of a group of corticosteroids that are involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and have anti-inflammatory activity

mutation

Medical; Medicine

the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, ...

cortisol

Medical; Medicine

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex and used medicinally to treat inflammation resulting from eczema and rheumatism

anxiety

Medical; Medicine

a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome

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