A drug used to treat infections caused by viruses. … [Read more...]
anus
The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. … [Read more...]
anxiety
Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness that may occur as a reaction to stress. A person with anxiety may sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heart … [Read more...]
anxiolytic
A drug used to treat symptoms of anxiety, such as feelings of fear, dread, uneasiness, and muscle tightness, that may occur as a reaction to stress. Most … [Read more...]
anxiolytic agent
A drug used to treat symptoms of anxiety, such as feelings of fear, dread, uneasiness, and muscle tightness, that may occur as a reaction to stress. Most … [Read more...]
aorta
The largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to vessels that reach the rest of the body. … [Read more...]
aortocoronary bypass
Surgery in which a healthy blood vessel taken from another part of the body is used to make a new path for blood around a blocked artery leading to the heart. … [Read more...]
AP23573
A substance being studied in the treatment of soft tissue and bone cancers. It is also being studied in the treatment of other solid tumors and hematologic … [Read more...]
AP5346
A substance being studied in the treatment of head and neck cancer. It may kill cancer cells by carrying an anticancer drug into the tumor. It is a type of … [Read more...]
APC
A type of immune cell that boosts immune responses by showing antigens on its surface to other cells of the immune system. An APC is a type of phagocyte. Also … [Read more...]