Macrodantin (nitrofurantoin) is an antibiotic prescribed to treat or prevent urinary tract infections. Macrodantin is available in generic form. Side effects of Macrodantin include: headache, itching, rash, nausea, upset stomach, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, rust-colored or brownish urine, or ; vaginal itching or discharge. Macrodantin should be given with food to improve drug absorption and, in some patients, tolerance.
cation-a positively charged ion. hydrogen ion-a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus. ion-a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons.
axon - the thin process of a neuron that is specialized to conduct action potentials away from the soma. axonal conduction - the conveyance of nerve impulses within nurons. base analog - a term from analogical reasoning that is also know as a source analog, this is the first fact that is given in the analogy. basilar membrane - one of the basic structures of the ear, this membrane subdivides the cochlea and the sound waves passing them to the hair cells.