Word Of The Day
Dorland's Word of the Day is a great way to broaden your knowledge of medical terminology. With a new and interesting term brought to you from the 32nd edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary each day, it's an easy and fun way to increase your medical vocabulary!
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Today's Word
nedocromil
a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug administered by inhalation for the prevention of airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction in the treatment of bronchial asthma. The sodium salt, nedocromil sodium, is administered topically to the conjunctiva in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
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naratriptan hydrochloride
a selective serotonin receptor agonist used in the acute treatment of migraine; administered orally.
countercurrent multiplication
the mechanism in the loops of Henle of the renal tubules by which urine is concentrated; it is dependent upon unique solute transport processes at different parts of the loops of Henle and the vasa recta.
moxibustion
the stimulation of an acupoint by the burning of a cone or cylinder of moxa placed at or near the point. The cone may be burned on the skin, either directly or placed on a mediating substance, or at a short distance from the skin on a cigarlike moxa pole. It may also be burned on the handle of an acupuncture needle, the heat being transmitted through the needle to the acupuncture site.
cell adhesion molecules (CAM)
cell surface glycoproteins that mediate intercell adhesion in vertebrates. Called also adhesion molecules.
biological response modifier (BRM)
a method or agent, such as a cytokine, monoclonal antibody, or vaccine, that alters host-tumor interaction, usually by amplifying the antitumor mechanisms of the immune system, but also by various mechanisms directly or indirectly affecting host or tumor cell characteristics. Called also biologic response modifier and biomodulator.
minilaparoscopy
laparoscopy using very small instruments.
miglitol
an antidiabetic agent that by inhibiting a-glucosidases of the intestinal brush border delays the hydrolysis of ingested sugars, slowing the absorption of glucose into the bloodstream and reducing postprandial hyperglycemia; used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, administered orally.