A drug that is used to lower blood pressure. An angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is a type of antihypertensive agent. Also called ACE inhibitor. … [Read more...]
anhydrovinblastine
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called mitotic inhibitors. … [Read more...]
animal model
An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test … [Read more...]
animal study
A laboratory experiment using animals to study the development and progression of diseases. Animal studies also test how safe and effective new treatments are … [Read more...]
animal-assisted therapy
A type of therapy that uses dogs or other pets to improve the physical and mental health of patients with certain acute or chronic diseases. It is being studied … [Read more...]
ANLL
An aggressive (fast-growing) disease in which too many myeloblasts (immature white blood cells that are not lymphoblasts) are found in the bone marrow and … [Read more...]
annamycin
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called anthracycline antibiotics. … [Read more...]
anorexia
An abnormal loss of the appetite for food. Anorexia can be caused by cancer, AIDS, a mental disorder (i.e., anorexia nervosa), or other diseases. … [Read more...]
ANS
The part of the nervous system that controls muscles of internal organs (such as the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, and intestines) and glands (such as … [Read more...]
ansamycin
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antineoplastic antibiotics. … [Read more...]