Quinolone are synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics. MOA Quinolones and its derivatives have also been isolated from natural sources, e.g. plants, animals, bacteria, and can act as natural antimicrobials or signalling molecules It exerts its...

Clubfoot (aka talipes equinovarus) is a congenital deformity involving 1 foot or both. The affected foot appears to have been rotated internally at the ankle. [faq]What's clubfoot? It sounds a bit like...

Antithrombin III deficiency (ATIII deficiency) is a deficiency of antithrombin III. Antithrombin is a protein produced by the liver, that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. It causes recurrent thrombosis...

Antihistamine (aka histamine antagonist) inhibits the action of histamine, used to relieve allergies. Classification Histamine H1-receptor antagonist, used to Tx allergic reactions in the nose (e.g. itching, runny nose, and sneezing), which are...

Cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a person.

Dilation and curettage (D&C) is the dilation (widening/opening) of the cervix, and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus, and/or contents of the uterus by scraping and...

Trinucleotide repeat expansion disorders (aka codon reiteration disorders) are genetic disorders caused by trinucleotide repeat expansion, a kind of mutation where trinucleotide repeats in certain genes exceed the normal, stable...

Nummular dermatitis (from Latin "nummus" which means "coin", aka discoid eczema, microbial eczema, nummular eczema, nummular neurodermatitis) is a form of the various dermatitis. It involves round or oval-shaped itchy...

Uterine sarcomas are malignant tumors that arises from the smooth muscle or connective tissue of the uterus.

Heart failure (aka congestive cardiac failure, CCF) is where the heart is unable to provide sufficient pump to maintain blood flow needs of the body. [faq]Heart failure, what is it? Is...