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Precose
Precose Precose (acarbose) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes.
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Precose
Precose (acarbose) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes.
Diabetes
A condition in which blood glucose is not well controlled. Type I diabetics make no insulin, whereas type 2 diabetics are characterized by the overproduction of insulin, but the inability of the target cells to respond to the insulin.
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Precedex
Precedex is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): dexmedetomidine.
Precef
Precef is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): ceforanide.
Preconscious
Thoughts that are not in immediate awareness but that can be recalled by conscious effort.
Precursor cells
Or progenitor cells - In fetal or adult tissues, these are partially differentiated cells that divide and give rise to differentiated cells.
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Pulseless disease
See 'Takayasu disease'.
Pyoderma gangrenosum
A rapidly-developing skin ulcer with a well-defined red or violaceous overhanging border. Believed to be vasculitic in nature.
Pyrophosphate
Calcium pyrophosphate causes pseudogout and is responsible for chondrocalcinosis visible on X-ray.
Pyrophosphate arthropathy
Joint disease resulting from pyrophosphate deposition in joints. It has inflammatory and degenerative components.
Prostate cancer
A disease in which abnormal tumor cells develop in the prostate gland and may spread to other parts of the body, including the bones.
Precose
Prolastin
A medication for the treatment of genetic emphysema. Produced by Bayer.
Prandase
The first in a class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. Made by Bayer.
Propericyazine
An antipsychotic drug.
Promethazine
An antiparkinsonian medication.
Primidone
An anticonvulsant drug.
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