Hormones given to postmenopausal women or to women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Hormones are given to replace the estrogen no longer produced … [Read more...]
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ertapenem sodium
The sodium salt of ertapenem, a 1-beta-methyl carbapenem and a broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic with bactericidal activity. Ertapenem binds to penicillin … [Read more...]
ertumaxomab
A murine monoclonal antibody with two antigen-recognition sites: one for CD3, an antigen expressed on mature T cells, and one for HER-2-neu, a tumor-associated … [Read more...]
ERUS
A procedure in which a probe that sends out high-energy sound waves is inserted into the rectum. The sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and … [Read more...]
Erwinase
(Other name for: asparaginase-Erwinia) … [Read more...]
Ery-Tab
(Other name for: erythromycin) … [Read more...]
ERYC
(Other name for: erythromycin) … [Read more...]
erythema
Redness of the skin. … [Read more...]
erythrocyte
A cell that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. Also called RBC and red blood cell. … [Read more...]
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
The distance red blood cells travel in one hour in a sample of blood as they settle to the bottom of a test tube. The sedimentation rate is increased in … [Read more...]