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Glossary You can always search for entries (regexp permitted). Begins with Contains Exactly matches All All There are 408 entries in the glossary. Pages: «1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 » Term Definition Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation A procedure in which a person receives blood-forming stem cells (cells from which all blood cells develop) from a genetically similar, but not identical, donor. This is often a sister or brother, but could be an unrelated donor.   Alport syndrome A hereditary condition characterized by kidney disease, sensorineural hearing loss, and sometimes eye defects.   Alzheimer's disease A degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia, that usually starts in late middle age or in old age as a memory loss for recent events spreading to memories for more distant events and progressing over the course of five to ten years to a profound intellectual decline characterized by dementia and personal helplessness, and that is marked histologically by the degeneration of brain neurons especially in the cerebral cortex and by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles and plaques containing beta-amyloid -- abbreviation AD; called also Alzheimer's   Amnesia A partial or total loss of memory   Amniocentesis A process of prenatal genetic analysis that uses a sample of the amniotic fluid taken from the womb.   Anaesthetic A drug used to either numb a part of the body (local), or to put a patient to sleep (general) during surgery.   Analeptics Medicines that restore consciousness to someone in a coma or a faint by stimulating the central nervous system   Analgesics Medicines that relieve pain.   Anaphylactic shock A severe and sometimes life-threatening allergic reaction, causing swelling of body tissues and a drop in blood pressure.   Anemia Any condition where the amount of red blood cells and/or hemoglobin is less than normal.   Aneurysm A blood-filled sac that forms in a weakened part of a blood vessel.   Angina Chest pain caused by a reduced flow of blood to the heart, typically resulting from heart disease.   Angioplasty The technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel to restore blood flow through the artery.   Anorexia Nervosa A serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss   Anosmia An absence of the sense of smell.   Antacid Medicine that counteract or neutralize acidity in the lining of the stomach, used to treat indigestion and heartburn.   Antibiotics Medicines that can be used to treat infections caused by micro-organisms, usually bacteria or fungi.   Anticholinergic drugs A family of drugs that inhibit parasympathetic neural activity by blocking the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.   Anticoagulant A substance that stops blood from clotting (prevents coagulation).   Antidepressant A medicine used to treat depression.   All Glossary V2.0