improper use of a medicine

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• improper — [[t]ɪ̱mprɒ̱pə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ Improper activities are illegal or dishonest. [FORMAL] 25 officers were investigated following allegations of improper conduct during the murder inquiry... Mr Matthews maintained that he had done nothing improper. Syn …   English dictionary

• strain — 1. A population of homogeneous organisms possessing a set of defined characteristics; in bacteriology, the set of descendants that retains the characteristics of the ancestor; members of a s. that subsequently differ from the original isolate are …   Medical dictionary

• Repetitive stress injury — A type of injury from recurrent stress, often associated with the heavy use of computers. Stress in this context refers to an injury by overuse or improper use. One of the best known repetitive stress injuries is the carpal tunnel syndrome, due… …   Medical dictionary

• copiopia — cop·i·o·pia .käp ē ō pē ə n ASTHENOPIA * * * copi·opia (kop″e oґpe ə) [Gr. kopos fatigue + opia] eyestrain from overwork or improper use of the eyes …   Medical dictionary

• Volkmann contracture — contracture of the fingers and sometimes the wrist after severe injury in or near the elbow or improper use of a tourniquet interferes with the blood supply to the muscles. A similar phenomenon may develop in the lower leg and foot after similar… …   Medical dictionary

• PCBs — PolyChlorinated Biphenyls, a mixture of up to 209 chlorinated chemicals which are no longer produced in the US but are still found in the environment. Health effects associated with exposure to PCBs include skin conditions similar to acne in… …   Medical dictionary

• Polychlorinated biphenyls — PCBs, a mixture of up to 209 chlorinated chemicals which are no longer produced in the US but are still found in the environment. Health effects associated with exposure to PCBs include skin conditions similar to acne in adults and… …   Medical dictionary

• abuse — 1. Misuse, wrong use, especially excessive use, of anything. 2. Injurious, harmful, or offensive treatment, as in child a. or sexual a. child a. the psychological, emotional, and sexual a. of a child, typically by a parent, stepparent, or parent… …   Medical dictionary

• Contraindication — A condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable. A contraindication may be absolute or relative. An absolute contraindication is a situation which makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely inadvisable. In a baby …   Medical dictionary

• Selective tubal occlusion procedure — (The acronym for selective tubal occlusion procedure is STOP.) A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4 centimeter (1.6 inch) long metal coil into each one of a woman s two fallopian tubes via a scope passed… …   Medical dictionary

• STOP (selective tubal occlusion procedure) — A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4 centimeter (1.6 inch) long metal coil into each one of a woman s two fallopian tubes via a scope passed through the cervix into the uterus and thence into the openings …   Medical dictionary