Methadone
A synthetic opiate. The most common medical use for methadone is as a legal substitute for heroin in treatment programs for drug addiction.
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A program for opiate addicts, usually conducted in an outpatient setting. These programs use a long-acting synthetic opiate medication, usually methadone or LAAM (levo-alpha acetylmethadol), administered orally for a sustained period at a dosage sufficient to prevent opiate withdrawal, block the effects of illicit opiate use, and decrease opiate craving. Pregnant women who are addicted […]
- Methanococcus jannaschii
A microbe that produces methane, an important energy source, and contains enzymes that withstand high temperatures and pressures. The genome of Methanococcus jannaschii has been completely sequenced.
- Methemoglobin
A form of hemoglobin that is incapable of carrying oxygen, sometimes found in the blood after certain poisonings, such as with aniline, nitrates, and other compounds.
- Methemoglobinemia
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- Methicillin
A semisynthetic penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was effective against staphylococci (staph) resistant to penicillin because they produce the enzyme penicillinase. Rarely used now, methicillin has been largely superceded by Vancomycin. Over the past 50 years, staph bacteria have become resistant to various antibiotics, including the commonly used penicillin-related antibiotics, including methicillin. […]