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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 ...
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