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Medical (diseases, drugs, devices, procedures, etc.)
accelerated critical neural pathway formation
The full scientific name of the procedure Bashir underwent at age seven. It involves increased growth of the neural networks in the cerebral cortex.
adenine- "Doctor Bashir, I Presume"
One of the nucleotides included in the marking sequence that made up the cure to the Founders' disease.
alpha wave inducer- "Extreme Measures"
A device placed on the forehead which enables or enhances sleep. It is meant only for occasional use.
anaerobic metabolites- "The Passenger"
A medical substance. For his "cellular entertainment" chamber, Dr. Giger wanted two liters (later said to be five liters) of these, suspended in a hydrosaline solution. Jake and Nog obtained it from Bashir, in exchange for their retrieving Kukalaka from Leeta.
anaphasic parasite- "In the Cards"
Mentioned by Bashir as a possible reason why his fellow officers were acting strangely.
aphasia virus- "Distant Voices"
A virus genetically engineered by Dekon Elig and spread by an device set inside one of the command-level replicators on Terok Nor (later DS9). Those afflicted spoke and perceived all language as gibberish; if not cured, they would eventually have died. The majority of those on the station at the time fell victim, including most of the senior staff; the only ones immune were the Ferengi and Odo. Kira was able to force Surmak Ren to find a cure.
asinolyathin- "Babel"
A painkiller Bashir gave O'Brien for his muscle spasms.
asporanine- "Visionary"
One of the nucleotides included in the marking sequence that made up the cure to the Founders' disease.
basilar arterial scan- "Extreme Measures"
When O'Brien encountered a future in which he had died of radiation nerve damage, the future Bashir told him to tell Bashir's past self to run one in order to catch the damage in time. O'Brien did so.
benzocyatizine- "Visionary"
A medication used to treat low isoboramine levels in Trills.
biomemetic fluctuations- "Equilibrium"
They indicate that a Changeling's morphogenic matrix is destabilizing.
biomemetic gel- "The Begotten"
A medical substance, the sale of which is prohibited by Federation law. Even attempting to obtain it is a felony (presumably unless one is a doctor). This is because in the wrong hands, it can be used to make biogenic weapons, to conduct illegal replication experiments, or to develop organic explosives.
Altovar attacked Bashir when the doctor caught him stealing it, after having refused to give or sell Altovar some.
- "Distant Voices"
Sisko ordered Bashir to release 85 liters of it, which Bashir did under protest after demanding to see the order in writing. The gel was traded to a source of Garak's in exchange for an optolythic data rod.
biomolecular replication- "In the Pale Moonlight"
Bashir's "audacious and groundbreaking" work in this field earned him a nomination for the 2371 Carrington Award.
the Blight- "Prophet Motive"
The name given by the natives of the Teplan system to the disease that they were infected with by the Jem'Hadar as an example to all who defied the Dominion. Everyone there is born with it. In the asymptomatic stage, the victim has blue lesions on the face and body, which turn red with the onset of the terminal stage, known as Quickening; death soon follows. Bashir was able to isolate the virus and develop an antigen -- however, the virus was found to mutate after Quickening when exposed to EM fields like those from Starfleet medical instruments. It was discovered, however, that the antigen did cure babies in utero. When Bashir left, plans were underway to vaccinate all pregnant women.
Cartalian fever- "The Quickening"
While Bashir was technobabbling at him, Jake thought that an outbreak of this deadly virus would be just the thing to liven up his article.
cellular microsutures- "Nor the Battle to the Strong"
Used to stitch internal organs.
coagulation activator- "Rocks and Shoals"
A medical instrument used by "Sisko" inside Bashir's mind to stop bleeding.
coleibric hemorrhage- "Distant Voices"
The cause of Gul Darhe'el's death.
cordafin stimulants- "Duet"
A drug Watters had been taking for two months, and was apparently addicted to.
cordrazine- "Valiant"
A stimulant.
corophizine- "Life Support", "Distant Voices", "The Quickening"
An antibiotic given by Bashir to O'Brien to prevent secondary infection when O'Brien was afflicted by the aphasia virus.
cortical analeptics- "Babel"
Bashir (actually a Changeling) said he had given Dax some to stabilize her after she was found unconscious.
cortical stimulator- "The Adversary"
A medical device Bashir used to revive Quark when the Ferengi was suffering extensive neural trauma after being shot.
cortolin- "Necessary Evil"
A drug Bashir called for when trying to revive Quark.
cryostasis- "Necessary Evil"
When a dying Klingon, Hon'Tihl, beamed into Ops, Bashir was going to put him into cryostasis, but Hon'Tihl died before anything could be done.
Cygnian respiratory diseases- "Dramatis Personae"
Dax caught Bashir boning up on them in preparation for Dr. Elizabeth Lense's visit.
cytoplasm- "Explorers"
Part of the physical makeup of Changelings.
dermal regenerator- "The Begotten"
A medical instrument used to seal minor wounds.
dermatiraelian plasticineA medication used to maintain skin elasticity after cosmetic surgery. Marritza's medical records showed that he had taken it for five years, proving he had had his face altered.
desegranine- "Duet"
A drug used by the Obsidian Order to allow blocked memories to resurface.
DNA reference scan- "Second Skin"
Kajada had Bashir run one on Vantika's body to verify its identity.
DNA resequencing- "The Passenger"
A procedure in which a subject is genetically engineered for specific traits. It is illegal except to correct severe birth defects, but it was going on on Adigeon Prime in 2348, when Bashir's parents had it done to him. Any individual discovered to have been so treated is barred from serving in Starfleet or practicing medicine, in order to discourage the creation of genetic "supermen" like Khan Singh. In some instances the subject suffers incurable mental side effects.
- "Doctor Bashir, I Presume", "Statistical Probabilities"
Note: O'Brien said in "Doctor Bashir, I Presume" that there hadn't been a case in 100 years; this was contradicted in "Statistical Probabilities" by the revelation that there were several genetically engineered people who had been institutionalized due to incurable side effects of the treatment. (O'Brien very probably was unaware of them.)
Dorek syndromeA rare, incurable, fatal disease which strikes one out of every five million Ferengi. Quark was diagnosed with it while on Ferenginar; but the diagnosis turned out to be false.
electrophoretic analysis- "Body Parts"
A medical test of cellular components. Bashir used it to determine the origin of cell material found in Ibudan's quarters.
electrophoretic diffuser- "A Man Alone"
Used by Bashir to purge the baby Changeling of tetryon isotopes.
engramatic dissociation- "The Begotten"
A theoretical condition in which someone with a disciplined mind is able to compartmentalize contradictory information, believing one thing while doing another. Sloan told Bashir he believed that Bashir had this ability, and that the Dominion, realizing this, had utilized it to turn Bashir into a mole for them without his conscious knowledge. (The events of "The Passenger", back in the 1st season, seem to give credence to Sloan's belief.)
enzymatic induction- "Inquisition"
Tried by Bashir and Mora to stabilize the baby Changeling's molecular matrix; it failed.
Harvesters- "The Begotten"
Deadly biomechanical weapons used in the war between the T'Lani and the Kelleruns. When the two peoples made peace, they destroyed all the remaining Harvesters, with the help of Bashir and O'Brien. During a staged attack, some splattered on O'Brien's arm, infecting him. He was near death when rescue finally came from DS9.
hexadrin therapy- "Armageddon Game"
A treatment for Yarim-Fel syndrome.
hydrocortiline- "Ties of Blood and Water"
A drug called for by "Sisko" inside Bashir's mind.
hyperzine- "Distant Voices"
A medication Bashir called for while treating Garak.
hypothalmic feedback loop- "The Wire"
Bashir planned to trigger one by raising his blood pressure in order to pull himself and O'Brien out of Sloan's mind.
hyronalyn- "Extreme Measures"
A drug given by Bashir to O'Brien to counteract the effects of mild radiation poisoning.
hyvroxilated quintethyl metasetamin- "Visionary"
An anesthetic which Quark tried to get Bashir to ingest in a drink before the racquetball match with O'Brien.
immunotherapy project- "Rivals"
On Bajor. Bashir had written a paper on it which Dr. Elizabeth Lense thought brilliant.
implant- "Explorers"
A biomechanical device installed in the postcentral gyrus of Garak's brain by the Obsidian Order. Its purpose was to stimulate endorphins so that he could withstand torture. After his exile to the station, Garak began to use it daily to take his mind off the bright lights, cold temperature, and the looks of hatred he received from Bajorans. Eventually he let it run continually for two years, until it began breaking down, causing his cranial nerve clusters to deteriorate. This caused enormous pain and endangered his life until Bashir finally was able to remove it.
inaprovaline- "The Wire"
A drug Bashir gave Bareil to protect him against excess electrical stimulation.
inhibitor field- "Life Support"
A field which slows the progress of a disease. Dax put Epran in one.
inpedrezine- "The Quickening"
A drug used to follow up use of an osteogenic stimulator. 2 cc's were called for by "Sisko" inside Bashir's mind.
isoboramine- "Distant Voices"
In Trills, a neurotransmitter that mediates the synaptic functions between host and symbiont. If levels drop below 40% of normal, the symbiont must be transferred to another host. Dax's hallucinations were accompanied by decreasing levels of isoboramine.
Kalla-Nohra syndrome- "Equilibrium"
A chronic pulmonary disease unique to individuals, both Bajoran and Cardassian, who survived a particular mining accident at Gallitep.
Ketracel-white- "Duet"
The isogenic enzyme that the Jem'Hadar are "addicted" to. The supplies are controlled by the Vorta, under the Founders. The Jem'Hadar call it "white" for short.
- "Hippocratic Oath"
One of its active ingredients is yridium bicantizine.
- "Statistical Probabilities"
Note: in the movie Star Trek: Insurrection, it was mentioned that Ketracel-white had been manufactured by the Son'a. Ketracel-white was also erroneously referred to as a narcotic.
Larosian virusWhen the Dax of his dreams started behaving amorously toward him, Bashir wondered if she had contracted it.
lidestolinine- "If Wishes Were Horses"
One of the nucleotides included in the marking sequence that made up the cure to the Founders' disease.
makara herbs- "Extreme Measures"
Bajoran herbs, recommended during pregnancy; they help maintain progesterone levels, though they taste horrible. They also act as a counteragent against sedatives. Furel and Lupaza brought Kira some. Though she was less than enthused by the gift, they enabled her to stay conscious when Prin tried to sedate her.
merfadon- "The Darkness and the Light"
A sedative given to Kira by Silaran Prin, but counteracted by the makara herbs she had taken.
morphogenic enzymes- "The Darkness and the Light"
There were some residual ones in Odo's brain even though he had become a solid. When the runabout he, Sisko, Dax, and Garak were in encountered a plasma storm, the enzymes were activated, initiating a telepathic response. Odo's mind unconsciously reached out to Link with other Changelings, but only Sisko, Dax, and Garak were there, resulting in their sharing his flashback.
morphogenic matrix- "Things Past"
The baby Changeling had some remaining instability in it after being purged of tetryon isotopes. Eventually its matrix destabilized to the point where it was no longer able to live.
morphogenic virus- "The Begotten"
A virus engineered by Section 31 and designed to kill the Founders. This act of genocide was put into motion in 2372, when Odo was unknowingly given the virus, so that he would infect the Great Link. The main symptom was a decreasing ability to shapeshift, accompanied by pain; the progress was accelerated by frequent morphing. The cure was a nucleotide marking sequence consisting of adenine, asporanine, lidestolinine, and radonine.
mutagenic retrovirus- First mentioned in "Treachery, Faith and the Great River"; its origin was discovered in "When It Rains..."
A biological weapon which the Regent of Palamar wanted to use against General Nassuc's native city. He dealt with Hagath to obtain some; Quark claimed their supplier had already sold all he had.
nadion bursts- "Business As Usual"
Bashir suggested slowing down the progress of the Founder's disease in Odo with a series of these.
neo-analyptic transmitters- "Extreme Measures"
Devices used by Bashir to apply neuromuscular adaptation to Melora.
neural imaging scan- "Melora"
A medical scan to test a patient's visual cortex. Bashir did one on O'Brien when O'Brien came down with aphasia.
neural inversion field- "Babel"
Mentioned by Bashir as a possible explanation for why the other officers were behaving strangely.
neural modulator- "Distant Voices"
An instrument used to treat a crick in one's neck.
neural pathway induction- "Business As Usual"
A procedure which was needed to treat Kira for the neural pathway damage she received from an energy discharge as the Defiant entered the energy barrier surrounding Gaia. The Defiant didn't have the right equipment available.
neural stimulator- "Children of Time"
The Changeling Bashir said he didn't use one on Dax because it might cause irreversible brain damage.
- "The Adversary"
Nog used them to reanimate Keevan.
neurocortical probe- "The Magnificent Ferengi"
Jack and company improved the resolution of one, to enable Bashir to stimulate the growth of Sarina's synapses.
neurogenic radiation- "Chrysalis"
Bashir flooded Bareil's system with it to revive him. It caused selective vasoconstriction of the arteries, resulting in inadequate blood flow to his organs.
neuromuscular adaptation- "Life Support"
A biochemical treatment intended to help members of low-gravity species adapt to higher gravity. It was first proposed by Nathaniel Teros in 2340, but abandoned in the theoretical stage. Thirty years later, Bashir made it a reality using neo-analyptic transmitters, and began treatments on Melora, until she chose to discontinue them.
neuro-polaric induction- "Melora"
A very serious operation which Bashir needed to perform on Sisko to repolarize his neural sheaths following an accident in which the holosuite computer shorted out and knocked him unconscious. The depolarization was causing heightened neural activity, during which Sisko was experiencing visions. Sisko refused the operation, not wanting to lose the visions, but after he collapsed and was near death, Jake gave his consent as the closest relative. The operation was a success. (Interestingly, this was during the period when Bashir had been replaced by a Changeling, which wasn't revealed until a few episodes later.)
neuro-synaptic relay- "Rapture"
A chip implanted behind Bashir's right ear by Sloan, to record his neuro-electric responses while in Sloan's holoprogram.
numinol tetraminothen- "Inquisition"
20 cc's were given by Bashir to Vargas to relieve fever and congestion.
Orket's disease- "The Siege of AR-558"
A childhood virus that swept through Bajoran work camps during the Occupation. It killed thousands of Bajoran children.
osteogenic stimulator- "State of Flux" [VOY]
A medical instrument used by "Sisko" in Bashir's mind to treat a cranial trauma.
ovarian resequencing enzymes- "Distant Voices"
Given by Bashir to Dax to enable her to conceive with Worf.
phoretic analyzer- "Tears of the Prophets"
A medical device in the infirmary. Bashir invited Odo to pour himself through it; Odo declined.
positronic implant- "Dramatis Personae"
Bashir was forced to replace the left half of Bareil's brain with one; when the other half as well proved irreversibly damaged, Bashir refused to replace it too.
Pottrik syndrome- "Life Support"
A disease similar to Kalla-Nohra syndrome, which Marritza at first claimed to have.
presser- "Duet"
A medical instrument used to stop blood flow.
promazine- "Life Support"
A poison developed by the Obsidian Order for use by operatives in case of capture. Death is quick, and the body is reduced to dust within hours, rendering it unidentifiable. Dukat's followers were going to take it in order to shed their corporeal bodies.
qivon- "Covenant"
A part of the Klingon anatomy. Dax remembered that Kor's left one ached whenever his ship hit warp eight.
quarantine field 3J- "Blood Oath"
Used by Bashir to "sterilize" Altovar's image inside his mind.
Quickening- "Distant Voices"
The terminal stage of the Blight. Symptoms include the turning of the blue skin lesions to red; toward the end, the victim is weak and prone to muscle spasms, all accompanied by extreme pain. It is also marked by increased leukocyte production.
radodine- "The Quickening"
One of the nucleotides included in the marking sequence that made up the cure to the Founders' disease.
Regulan fever- "Extreme Measures"
A disease which causes a deep coma in Trills; Dax recalled Audrid sitting by her daughter Neema's bedside when Neema contracted it.
Rudellian brain fever- "Nor the Battle to the Strong"
When Keiko returned from Bajor, saying she was not Keiko but was holding his wife's body hostage, O'Brien wondered at first if there had been another outbreak of this on Bajor.
Rudellian plague- "The Assignment"
Pentath III was stricken by an outbreak of it, for which the Cardassians requested humanitarian aid from the Federation.
seofurane fragments- "Rules of Engagement"
From a biosample container, found near the matter-reclamation unit in Ibudan's quarters. This led to the discovery that Ibudan had cloned himself.
stasis field- "A Man Alone"
Bashir proposed to Bareil that he be kept in one until a way was found to treat his injuries. Bareil refused.
synaptic pattern displacement- "Life Support"
The transference of one mind into another's brain. Bashir said he had never heard of it being done by a non-Vulcan. Ironically, he himself was unknowingly carrying Vantika's consciousness.
takeo herbs- "The Passenger"
A Bajoran herbal medication which Bashir gave O'Brien for Kira's swollen ankles. He said she would need to dissolve them in fruit juice before ingesting them.
Temecklian virus- "Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places"
Odo claimed to Kasidy Yates that there had been an outbreak of it on Bajor and he had to make a health inspection of the Xhosa, a pretext in order to search the ship for evidence of smuggling.
tesokine- "For the Cause"
Presumably a Bajoran hormone. Bashir was going to inject high doses into Kira to enable the O'Briens' baby to metabolize Bajoran nutrients.
triox- "Body Parts"
A drug which strengthens the human cardiopulmonary system. It can be used to compensate for excess carbon dioxide in an atmosphere. Triox is standard in a Starfleet emergency survival kit.
tripdecederine- "The Sound of Her Voice"
A drug called for by "Sisko" inside Bashir's mind.
triptacederine- "Distant Voices"
A drug Garak was taking to relieve the pain from his implant. He was up to 30 cc's a day, which Bashir said was enough to anesthetize an Algorian mammoth.
- "The Wire"
Used to relieve the pain of Yarim-Fel syndrome.
Tuvan syndrome- "Ties of Blood and Water"
A degenerative, incurable neurological disease which affects mainly Vulcans, Romulans, and Rigellians. In the very early stages, the patient's eyelids are slightly displaced, facial muscles are weakened, and respiration is irregular. Loss of motor skills occurs in 10-15 years; life expectancy is 20-25 years. In less than 5% of cases, the disease can accelerate without warning.
Varaxian LM-7- "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges"
A new biogenic weapon, still experimental, which Quark convinced Hagath to sell to the Regent of Palamar instead of the mutagenic retrovirus.
vasokin- "Business As Usual"
An experimental drug used to increase blood flow to the organs, which Bashir used on Bareil to enable him to function normally for a time. In 22% of all cases, vital organs are irreversibly damaged; Bareil was among them.
voraxna poison- "Life Support"
Dukat sent a bottle of kanar, laced with enough of this to kill a dozen Cardassians, to Ghemor's quarters. The bottle was intercepted; Sisko offered a glass to Dukat and Weyoun. Dukat refused, but Weyoun cheerfully gulped it down.
"white"- "Ties of Blood and Water"
Short for Ketracel-white.
Yarim-Fel syndrome- "Hippocratic Oath"
A terminal illness affecting Cardassians; it attacks the digestive tract, circulatory and respiratory systems, and cartilaginous tissues. It can be treated with hexadrin therapy or immunogeneration procedures, but there is apparently no cure. Ghemor eventually died of Yarim-Fel.
Zanthi fever- "Ties of Blood and Water"
A virus affecting the empathic abilities of "mature" Betazoids. It causes brief, intense headaches, during which the sufferer unconsciously projects his or her emotions onto others nearby, provided those emotions already exist in those others subconsciously. Lwaxana Troi unknowingly had it when she came to DS9 for the 2371 Gratitude Festival; since she is in love with Odo, others began acting on their own various latent romantic attractions. Fortunately, the sufferer is easily cured with a simple wide-spectrum antibiotic, and the effects on other people wear off in a day or two.
- "Fascination"
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