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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Maphenid

Medical; Medicine

A sulfonamide that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and is used as topical anti-infective, especially in burn therapy.

Mafenide

Medical; Medicine

A sulfonamide that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and is used as topical anti-infective, especially in burn therapy.

4 guanidino neu5Ac2en

Medical; Medicine

A guanido-neuraminic acid that is used to inhibit neuraminidase.

Zanamivir

Medical; Medicine

A guanido-neuraminic acid that is used to inhibit neuraminidase.

4 hydroxycoumarins

Medical; Medicine

Substances found in many plants, containing the 4-hydroxycoumarin radical. They interfere with vitamin K and the blood clotting mechanism, are tightly protein-bound, inhibit mitochondrial and ...

4 hydroxyphenylretinamide

Medical; Medicine

A synthetic retinoid that is used orally as a chemopreventive against prostate cancer and in women at risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. It is also effective as an antineoplastic agent.

Fenretinimide

Medical; Medicine

A synthetic retinoid that is used orally as a chemopreventive against prostate cancer and in women at risk of developing contralateral breast cancer. It is also effective as an antineoplastic agent.