silo budget other.— «A silo budget mentality that is focused on restricting choice to drugs with cheap purchase prices is probably self-defeating.» —“First-line drugs for hypertension” by J. David Spence Canadian...
WTC cough n.— «The term “WTC cough” was coined to describe ailments that could not be clearly characterized in this group, but the addition of end-expiratory CT revealed abnormalities beyond the mild changes that can be seen...
in-custody death syndrome n.— «A condition known as “excited delirium,” sometimes also referred to as “in-custody death syndrome,” has been attributed by some US and Canadian coroners to a number of deaths in...
Saturday night palsy n.— «He has since seen a neurologist who confirmed his radial nerve palsy and told him that he another victim of “Saturday night palsy syndrome.”» —“Unexpected complication of new love” by...
theranostics n.— «A new term has entered the pharmaceutical developer’s glossary: theranostics. This word, created by the diagnostics company PharmaNetics, defines the development of diagnostic tests that can identify which patients...
erototoxin n.— «Pornography triggers myriad kinds of internal, natural drugs that mimic the “high” from a street drug. Addiction to pornography is addiction to what I dub erototoxins—mind-altering drugs produced by the...