| Health / Medical Topics |
Ritual
Pronunciation
Definition 1
An action or series of actions that is repeated, often in a religious or social setting. In medicine, it may describe a repeated action (such as hand washing) done to relieve feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness in people who have an obsessive-compulsive disorder. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
An act or series of acts done in accordance with personal or social custom. (NCI Thesaurus)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A sulfonate-based alkylation agent with potential antineoplastic activity. Ritrosulfan appears to alkylate DNA, thereby producing DNA crosslinks, resulting in cell cycle…
A drug used to treat infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS). It is also being studied in the treatment of…
The hydrochloride salt form of ritodrine, a phenethylamine derivative with tocolytic activity. Ritodrine hydrochloride binds to and activates beta-2 adrenergic receptors of…
A phenethylamine derivative with tocolytic activity. Ritodrine binds to and activates beta-2 adrenergic receptors of myometrial cells in the uterus, which decreases…
A broad-spectrum carbapenem with activity against gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
An antibacterial agent used in an aerosol preparation for the treatment of infections of the nose and throat.
