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cyclazocine — /suy klaz euh seen , sin, suy kleuh zoh seen, sin/, n. Pharm. a synthetic nonnarcotic and nonaddictive analgesic, C18H25NO, that blocks the effects of morphine or morphinelike drugs: used to treat heroin or morphine addiction. [contr. and alter.… … Universalium
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
MLC — Abbreviation for Marginal Line Calculus Index. * * * minimum lethal concentration; mixed leukocyte culture; mixed ligand chelate; mixed lymphocyte concentration; mixed lymphocyte culture; morphinelike compound; multilamellar cytosome; multileaf… … Medical dictionary
Snyder , Solomon Halbert — (1938–) American psychopharmacologist Snyder was born in Washington DC and educated at Georgetown University. After receiving his MD in 1962 he moved to the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, as a research associate. He later… … Scientists
MLC — • minimum lethal concentration; • mixed leukocyte culture; • mixed ligand chelate; • mixed lymphocyte concentration; • mixed lymphocyte culture; • morphinelike compound; • multilamellar cytosome; • multileaf collimator; • myelomonocytic leukemia … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
cyclazocine — sīˈklazəˌsēn, sə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: cycl + azocine (as in phenazocine herein) : an analgesic drug C18H25NO that inhibits the effect of morphine and related addictive drugs and is used in the treatment of drug addiction * * * /suy klaz euh… … Useful english dictionary
