Capsaicin

A potent compound that gives some chiles their fiery nature. Most of the capsaicin (up to 80 percent) is found in the seeds and membranes of a chile. Since neither cooking nor ...

capsaicin

Chemistry; Organic chemistry

C 18 H 27 O 3 N A toxic material extracted from capsicum.

capsaicin

Health care; Cancer treatment

A component of certain plants, including cayenne and red pepper, used topically for peripheral nerve pain. It is also being studied for controlling mucositis pain after ...

capsaicin

Language; Dictionaries

A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.

acupuncture

Health care; Arthritis

A therapy in which thin needles are used to puncture the body at specific sites along energy pathways called meridians. Although still widely considered an alternative therapy, ...

American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

Health care; Arthritis

Organization that provides a professional, educational and research forum for rheumatologists and other people involved in the field of rheumatology across the country. The ACR ...

analgesic

Health care; Arthritis

A type of medication used to treat pain.

anesthesia

Health care; Arthritis

A process used before surgery or other medical procedures that induces partial or complete loss of sensation. Depending on the method of administration and area of the body that ...

ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

Health care; Arthritis

A form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine and sacroiliac joints (where the spine attaches to the pelvis). In severe cases, AS may cause the spine to grow together and to ...

antimalarials

Health care; Arthritis

A class of drugs that were originally developed and used to treatment malaria but were later found to have effects on some forms of arthritis. The antimalarial drug ...

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Slang for a bar that illegally sell alcohol. The expression became popular during prohibition in the United States, but it is said it was originally ...