A

Acetycholine. Biochemical substance, a neurotransmitter that promotes the propagation of electrical impulses from one cell to another in carbon-based life.

Altarian encephalitis. A retrovirus that incorporated its DNA directly into the cells of its host. The virus can lie dormant for years, but activate without warning. Victims would be pyrexic and comatose and would suffer from widespread synaptic degradation.

Amniotic fluid. Also known as liquor amnii or the "waters", amniotic fluid is the albuminous liquid that surrounds the fetus during pregnancy in many mammalian species.

Anchilles fever. Deadly disease capable of spreading rapidly in a planetary population and causing widespread and painful deaths in the millions.

Antigen.In biology, any foreign substance in a body that triggers an immune response.

B

Balt'masor Syndrome. Disease.

Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome. An intron virus that causes humanoids and other animals to develop structural and behavioral characteristics of earlier evolutionary forms.

Bendii syndrome. Rare illness that sometimes affects Vulcans over the age of 200. The disease is characterized by gradual loss of emotional control; victims exhibit sudden bursts of emotion and irrational anger.

Berylite scan. Medical procedure used aboard Federation starships.

Biofilter,transporter. A subsystem of the transporter designed to scan an incoming transporter beam prior to materialization and remove potentially harmful disease and virus contamination.

Biomimetic gel. A dangerous and highly illegal substance used in the creation of biogenic weapons.

Borathium. An experimental rybotherapy medication developed by Dr.Toby Russell as a potential replacement for leporazine and morathial.

C

Cardiostimulator. Medical instrument.

Cellular peptides. Biochemical substance involved in maintaining cellular cohesion in the human body.

Chloromydride. A second-line pharmaceutical, used if inaprovaline is ineffective.

Cholic acid. Substance formed within a humanoid liver from systemic cholesterol.

Clone. Asexual reproduction in which the DNA of a parent organism is used to grow a genetically identical copy of that organism.

Cold,common An infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by any of ovre 200 viruses in many humanoid species.

Cordrazine. Powerful pharmaceutical stimulant used by Federation medical personnel.

Correllium fever. Disease.

Cortical stimulator. Medical instrument used to revitalize neural activity in a humanoid nervous system.

D

Darney's disease. A deadly ailment that attacks the brain and nervous system of its victims.

Delactovine. Systemic stimulant drug.

Deoxyribose suspensions. A fluid derived from DNA.

Dermal regenerator. Starfleet medical instrument used to repair damaged epidermal tissue.

Detronal scanner. Medical instrument used to read and encode the DNA patterns of living tissue.

DNA. Acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid, a complex chemical chain containing the genetic codes enabling the reproduction of life on many planets. Virtually every life-form on such planets has a DNA code, which contains information common to that species, as well as distinguishing information unique to that individual.

Drechtal beam. Surgical device used to sever neural connections.

Dylamadon. Drug used in euthanasia for humanoid patterns.

E

Emergency medical hologram. Holographic program available on some Federation starships, intended as a short-term supplement to medical personnel in emergency missions.

Engram. In neurophysiology, a specific complex memory.

Eosinophilia. Medical condition. An abnormally high count of serum eosinophils, a type of white blood cell in humanoids.

Exoscalpel. Surgical instrument used by Starfleet medical personnel to incise the skin and expose underlying tissue.

F

Felicium. A narcotic substance from plants on the planet Brekka.

Formazine. Federation standard stimulant, often administered by hypospray.

Frontal lobe. The anterior portion of the cerebral hemisphere in humanoid brains.

G

Genetronic replicator. Experimental medical device, developed by Dr. Toby Russell, designed to translate the genetic code into a specific set of replication instructions, allowing the device to grow a replacement organ at an accelerated rate.