Bexarotene is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that bexarotene will cause birth defects in an unborn baby. You must take a pregnancy test and have negative results within one week before starting treatment with bexarotene, and a pregnancy test should be repeated monthly during treatment.
A professor emerita is a retired professor honored by her university for distinguished contributions to academia. Men who are so honored get the title professor emeritus. The title of professor emerita is granted by the university at its own discretion, and not all retired professors receive the title. The designation of professor emerita usually carries privileges not enjoyed by other retired professors.
1. (Professions) (usually postpositive) retired or honourably discharged from full-time work, but retaining one's title on an honorary basis: a professor emeritus. [C19: from Latin, from merÄre to deserve; see merit]. (ÉªËmÉr Éª tÉs). adj., n., pl. -ti (-ËtaÉª, -Ëti) adj.