Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Gossypol, an extract of cotton, has been studied as a male contraceptive pill, and was given to thousands of men in China in the 1970s. [267] It successfully decreased sperm production, leading to infertility without significant adverse effects, but this effect was permanent in a substantial percentage of the users, and so it was not pursued ...
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
c.m. cras mane: tomorrow morning c.m.s. cras mane sumendus: to be taken tomorrow morning c̄, c. cum: with (usually written with a bar on top of the c) cib. cibus: food c.c. cum cibo: with food [or] cubic centimetre: mistaken for U, meaning units; also has an ambiguous meaning; use "mL" or "millilitres" (1 cm 3 = 1 mL) cf. confer compare c.n ...
Methaqualone is a hypnotic sedative.It was sold under the brand names Quaalude (/ ˈ k w eɪ l uː d / KWAY-lood) and Sopor among others, which contained 300 mg of methaqualone, and sold as a combination drug under the brand name Mandrax, which contained 250 mg methaqualone and 25 mg diphenhydramine within the same tablet, mostly in Europe.
Trazodone is provided as the hydrochloride salt and is available in the form of 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, and 300 mg oral tablets. [6] In Italy, it is also available as an oral solution (Trittico 60 mg/mL) with a dosing pipette marked at 25 mg and 50 mg. [51] An extended-release oral tablet formulation at doses of 150 mg and 300 mg is also available.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
They are currently available only for women, although hormonal contraceptives for men have been and are being clinically tested. [38] There are two types of oral birth control pills, the combined oral contraceptive pills (which contain both estrogen and a progestin ) and the progestogen-only pills (sometimes called minipills). [ 39 ]
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.