| CHOLESTYRAMINES | • cholestyramines n. Plural of cholestyramine. • CHOLESTYRAMINE n. a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. |
| DIMENHYDRINATES | • dimenhydrinates n. Plural of dimenhydrinate. • DIMENHYDRINATE n. a crystalline antihistamine used esp. to prevent nausea, as in motion sickness. |
| HEMICRYSTALLINE | • HEMICRYSTALLINE adj. consisting of crystals in a glassy or partly glassy groundmass. |
| HYPERADRENALISM | • hyperadrenalism n. (Pathology) An excessive level of adrenal hormones in the body. • HYPERADRENALISM n. excessive activity of the adrenal gland. |
| HYPERNATRAEMIAS | • hypernatraemias n. Plural of hypernatraemia. • HYPERNATRAEMIA n. an abnormally high concentration of sodium chloride (salt) in the blood, esp. in infants. |
| HYPOMAGNESAEMIA | • hypomagnesaemia n. Alternative spelling of hypomagnesemia. • HYPOMAGNESAEMIA n. a deficiency of magnesium in the blood, also HYPOMAGNESEMIA. |
| HYPOMAGNESEMIAS | • hypomagnesemias n. Plural of hypomagnesemia. • HYPOMAGNESEMIA n. a deficiency of magnesium in the blood, also HYPOMAGNESAEMIA. |
| HYPOMENORRHOEAS | • hypomenorrhoeas n. Plural of hypomenorrhoea. • HYPOMENORRHOEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHEA. |
| LYMPHADENITISES | • lymphadenitises n. Plural of lymphadenitis. • LYMPHADENITIS n. inflammation of the lymph nodes. |
| METHOXYFLURANES | • methoxyfluranes n. Plural of methoxyflurane. • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| METHYLXANTHINES | • methylxanthines n. Plural of methylxanthine. • METHYLXANTHINE n. a methylated xanthine derivative, such as caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline. |
| MYELENCEPHALONS | • MYELENCEPHALON n. the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata. |
| PHENETHYLAMINES | • phenethylamines n. Plural of phenethylamine. |
| TRIMETHYLAMINES | • trimethylamines n. Plural of trimethylamine. • TRIMETHYLAMINE n. a gas obtainable from herring-brine, corresponding to ammonia with methyl replacing all the hydrogen. |
| TRIPHENYLAMINES | • triphenylamines n. Plural of triphenylamine. • TRIPHENYLAMINE n. a crystalline compound corresponding to ammonia with all the hydrogen replaced by phenyl. |