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Antimicrobial
Any agent that kills or suppresses the growth of microorganisms. The term antimicrobial is…
Antimicrobial prophylaxis
Use of antimicrobial agents before an infection has occurred, to prevent a subsequent infection.
Antimicrobial resistance
Loss of activity against that microorganism. The mechanism of resistance may be associated with…
Antioxidant
In materials, antioxidants prevent deterioration when the product is exposed to air, extending the…
Antiperistaltic (anti-diarrheal) drugs
Depress enteral motor activity, reducing movement of feces through the intestines. Antiperistaltic drugs must…
Antiseptic
Substance that arrest the growth or action of microorganisms by inhibiting their activity or…
Antisera
Solutions of suspended antibodies that are commercially produced and used in the laboratory to…
