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Aging in which emotional, intellectual, physical, social, or spiritual interests are optimally maintained or developed.  

Changes in structure and function due to diseases prevalent in aging rather than to universal aging processes.  

A rod or crude stick with a snake wound around it, used to signify the art of healing and adopted as the emblem of some medical organizations (e.g., American Medical Association). Snakes were sacred to Aesculapius because they were believed to have the power to renew their youth by shedding their old skin and growing…

The ability of a drug or muscle to aid or enhance the action or effect of another drug or muscle; opposite of antagonistic action.  

The particular action of a drug on another substance or on an organism or part of that organism.  

The effect of a nonessential nutrient in the diet such that it decreases the requirement for an essential nutrient. For example, protein is especially important for tissue growth and development in children. If protein intake is sufficient but caloric intake is inadequate, a protein deficiency will develop. In this situation, the addition of sufficient carbohydrates…

Acne that appears only in hot, humid weather or that is much worse in such weather. Although the exact cause is unknown, the condition is not caused by increased exposure to the sun’s rays.  

Acne caused by systemic or topical use of corticosteroid drugs.  

An inorganic acid, H2S03. It is a powerful chemical reducing agent that is used commercially, especially for its bleaching properties.  

A crystalline acid soluble in water or alcohol; used as a reagent for precipitating proteins, as in testing for albumin in urine.