What are antipsychotics Antipsychotic medications, also called just antipsychotics, are medicines usually recommended as the first treatment for psychosis. Antipsychotics work by blocking the effect of
What is anticoagulant Anticoagulants are medicines that help prevent blood clots. Anticoagulants are sometimes called "blood-thinning" medicines, although they don't actually make the blood thinner. Anticoagulants work
What is antihistamine Antihistamines are medicines often used to relieve symptoms of allergies, such as hay fever, hives, conjunctivitis and reactions to insect bites or
What is wasting syndrome Wasting syndrome also known as cachexia, is an involuntary loss of more than 10% of body weight (especially muscle mass), plus
What is antiemetic Antiemetic is a drug to relieve nausea and vomiting. Antiemetics are used for the symptomatic management of nausea and vomiting that can
What is anterolisthesis Anterolisthesis refers to anterior displacement (forward slip) of a vertebral body relative to the one below. Anterolisthesis is a type of spondylolisthesis
What is anisometropia Anisometropia mean two eyes have unequal refractive power or a difference in sphero-cylindrical refractive error between the right and left eyes ((Barrett
What is anisocytosis Anisocytosis means abnormal variation in size of the red blood cells population present on a blood smear slide under light microscopy. Anisocytosis
What is angle closure glaucoma Angle closure glaucoma also called closed-angle glaucoma, results from appositional or synechial closure of the anterior chamber angle leading to reduction
