The following are health and medical definitions of terms that
appear in the propafenone, Rythmol, Rythmol SR article.
Absorption: Uptake. For example, intestinal absorption is the
uptake of food (or other substances) from the digestive tract.
Anorexia: An eating disorder characterized by markedly reduced
appetite or total aversion to food. Anorexia is a serious
psychological disorder. It is a condition that goes well beyond
out-of-control dieting. The person with anorexia, most often a
girl or young woman, initially begins dieting to lose weight.
Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and
control. The drive to become thinner is thought to be secondary
to concerns about control and fears relating to one's body. The
individual continues the endless cycle of restrictive eating,
often to a point close to starvation. This becomes an obsession
and is similar to an addiction to a drug. Anorexia can be life-
threatening. Also called anorexia nervosa. Arrhythmia: An
abnormal heart rhythm. Asthma: A commo