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• Arthritis [r]: A group of medical conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. ^[e]
• Aspirin [r]: Common analgesic used for treating mild to moderate pain; protective against blood clots and heart disease when administered indefinitely in low doses ^[e]
• Asthma [r]: Disease process that is characterised by paradoxical narrowing of the bronchi, making breathing difficult. ^[e]
• Colchicine [r]: Poisonous, pale-yellow alkaloid obtained from the seed capsules, corms, and bulbs of the meadow saffron, used in plant breeding to induce chromosome doubling and in medicine to treat gout. ^[e]
• Corticosteroid [r]: Steroid hormones mainly produced by the adrenal cortex. ^[e]
• Cortisol [r]: Naturally-occurring glucocorticoid hormone which reduces inflammation. ^[e]
• Cortisone [r]: A naturally occurring glucocorticoid steroid hormone which reduces inflammation. ^[e]
• Drug toxicity [r]: Manifestations of the adverse effects of drugs administered therapeutically or in the course of diagnostic techniques. ^[e]
• Drugs banned from the Olympics [r]: Substances prohibited for use by athletes prior to, and during competing in the Olympics. ^[e]
• Eplerenone [r]: An aldosterone receptor agonist, similar to spironolactone. ^[e]
• Food and Drug Administration [r]: The agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. ^[e]
• Gout [r]: Disturbance of uric-acid metabolism, characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet, from the deposition of urate crystals. ^[e]
• Hormone [r]: A chemical director of biological activity that travels through some portion of the body as a messenger. ^[e]
• Hydrocortisone [r]: The most important human glucocorticoid, a steroid hormone, produced by the adrenal cortex. ^[e]
• Hypothalamus [r]: A part of the mammalian brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon. ^[e]
• Immediate hypersensitivity [r]: Humoral reaction, mediated by the circulating B lymphocytes, which causes any of three responses: anaphylactic, cytotoxic, and immune system hypersensitivity. ^[e]
• Ketoconazole [r]: Azole-based antifungal drug. ^[e]
• Mephenytoin [r]: Anticonvulsant medication used to treat epilepsy, particularly effective in tonic-clonic epilepsy. ^[e]
• Midodrine [r]: An adrenergic alpha agonist used as a vasoconstrictor agent in the treatment of hypotension. ^[e]
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• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent [r]: Medication other than corticosteroids having analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activity due to their ability to inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandins. ^[e]
• Obstructive lung disease [r]: Group of usually progressive lung disorders with overlapping signs and symptoms, including asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. ^[e]
• Osteoporosis [r]: Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. ^[e]
• Prednisolone [r]: A glucocorticoid steroid and the active metabolite of the commonly used synthetic drug prednisone. ^[e]
• Prednisone [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Steroid [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Stress (physiology) [r]: Add brief definition or description