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Apigenin
A class of flavonoid, a phytonutrient (plant compound) with high antioxidant activity.
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Antihypertensive drug
Medication to lower elevated blood pressure.
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X-ray therapy
The use of high-energy radiation from x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation may come from a machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy) or from materials called radioisotopes. Radioisotopes produce radiation and can be placed in or near the tumor or in the area near cancer cells. This type of radiation treatment…
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X-ray
High-energy radiation used in low doses to diagnose diseases and in high doses to treat cancer. A ray with a very short wavelength, which is invisible, but can go through soft tissue and register as a photograph on a film. X-rays are used in diagnosis in radiography, and in treating disease by radiotherapy. A photograph…
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Wound infection
Invasion of the site of trauma by pathogenic microorganisms. All kinds of wounds are vulnerable to bacterial infection, which can hinder the healing process, lead to disability, or even be fatal. Signs of an infected wound include redness, swelling, warmth, and pain, and sometimes the emergence of pus or the development of an abscess. The…
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White blood cell
A type of cell in the immune system that helps the body fight infection and disease. White blood cells include lymphocytes, granulocytes, macrophages, and others. A colourless blood cell which contains a nucleus but has no haemoglobin, is formed in bone marrow and creates antibodies. Cell that does not contain hemoglobin and which helps defend…
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Vulgaris
An affection of the skin, especially of the face, the back and the chest, due to chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles.
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Voriconazole
A drug that treats infections caused by fungi.
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Vivo
Outside of or removed from the body of a living organism.
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Vitro
Descriptive of an event or enzyme reaction under experimental investigation occurring outside a living organism. Parts of an organism or microorganism are used together with artificial substrates and/or conditions.
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