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These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. vocab: addictionmeaning: physical and psychological dependence on an craving for a vocab: additive meaning: drug action in which the combination of two drugs is equal to the sum of the effects of each vocab: meaning: particles of drug in airqq vocab: meaning: hypersensitivity reaction to a drug or foreign organism vocab: antagonistic meaning: combination of two drugs less than an additive effect of a drug vocab: antidotemeaning: agent given to counteract an effect of a drug vocab: brand meaning: commercial name for a drug; vocab: chemical meaning: chemical formula for a vocab: contraindicationsmeaning: factors in the patients condition that the use of a particular drug or treatment vocab: food and drug (FDA)meaning: government agency having the legal responsibility for enforcing proper drug manufacture and use vocab: generic meaning: noncommercial name for a drug vocab: iatrogenicmeaning: condition by treatment given by medical personnel vocab: idiosyncrasymeaning: unexpected effect produced in a sensitive individual but not seen in most patients vocab: inhalationmeaning: administration of drugs in gaseous or vapor form through the nose or vocab: medicinal meaning: of new drug synthesis vocab: molecular meaning: study of interaction of drugs and subcellular entiies such as DNA, RNA, and vocab: oral meaning: drugs given by vocab: administrationmeaning: drugs are by injection into the skin, muscles, or veins vocab: meaning: prepares and dispenses vocab: pharmacymeaning: location for preparing and drugs vocab: pharmacodynamicsmeaning: study of the effects of a drug the body vocab: meaning: calculation of drug concentration in and blood over a period of time vocab: pharmacologistmeaning: specialist in the , uses and actions of drugs vocab: meaning: study of the preparation, , uses, and actions of drugs vocab: desk reference (PDR)meaning: book that lists drug products vocab: receptormeaning: target substance with which a drug interacts in the vocab: rectal meaning: drugs are inserted through the anus into the vocab: side meaning: toxic effect that routinely results from the use of a vocab: administrationmeaning: drugs are by placement under the tongue vocab: synergismmeaning: combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the effects of each drug alone vocab: meaning: instrument (tube) for introducing or withdrawing fluids from the vocab: tolerancemeaning: and larger drug doses must be given to achieve the desired effect vocab: topical meaning: drugs are locally on the skin or mucus membranes of the body vocab: meaning: harmful effects of a vocab: toxicologymeaning: study of chemicals and their effect on the body vocab: transportmeaning: movement of a drug across a cell membrane into body vocab: states pharmacopeia (U.S.P)meaning: authoritative list of drugs, formulas and that sets a standard for drug manufacturing and dispensing vocab: vitaminmeaning: substance found in foods and essential in small for growth and good health vocab: ACE meaning: lowers pressure vocab: amphetaminemeaning: central system stimulant vocab: analgesicmeaning: pain vocab: androgenmeaning: male vocab: meaning: or eliminates sensation vocab: 2 receptor antagonistmeaning: lowers blood pressure by preventing angiotensin from on receptors in blood vessels vocab: antacidmeaning: neutralizes acid in the vocab: meaning: slows the uptake of androgens or interfers with their binding in vocab: antiarrhythmicmeaning: treats heart rhythms vocab: meaning: chemical substance produced by a plant or microorganism, that has the ability to inhibit or kill organisms in the body vocab: anticoagulantmeaning: blood clotting vocab: anticonvulsantmeaning: prevents convulsions (abnormal activity) vocab: meaning: relieved symptoms of vocab: meaning: drug given to or alleviate diabetes mellitus vocab: antidiarrhealmeaning: diarrhea vocab: meaning: nausea and vomiting vocab: antihistaminemeaning: blocks the of histamine and helps prevent symptoms of allergy vocab: antinauseantmeaning: nausea and vomiting vocab: antiplateletmeaning: the tendency of platelets to stick together vocab: meaning: inhibits the of acid by cells of the lining of the stomach vocab: antiviralmeaning: acts viruses such as the herpesvirus and HIV vocab: inhibitormeaning: reduces the of estrogen in the blood vocab: bactericidalmeaning: kills vocab: meaning: inhibits growth vocab: beta-blockermeaning: blocks the action of epinephrine at on receptors of heart muscle cells, the muscle lining of blood vessels, and bronchial tubes vocab: meaning: prevents bone loss in vocab: caffeinemeaning: central nervous stimulant vocab: calcium meaning: blocks the entrance of into heart muscle and muscle lining of blood vessels vocab: cardiovascularmeaning: acts on the and blood vessels vocab: catharticmeaning: relieved vocab: meaning: increases the of urine and thus reduces the volume of fluid in the body vocab: meaning: vomiting vocab: meaning: a hormone or hormone-like vocab: estrogenmeaning: female hormone for secondary sex characteristics vocab: meaning: symptoms of diseases in the GI tract vocab: meaning: hormone from the adrenal cortex that raises blood sugar and reduces vocab: hypnoticmeaning: produces vocab: meaning: weak vocab: meaning: -forming drug that relieves pain by producing stupor or insensibility vocab: progestinmeaning: hormone that affects the lining of the uterus during pregnancy vocab: purgativemeaning: cathartic vocab: meaning: treats asthma, emphysema, and of the respiratory system vocab: meaning: a mildly hypnotic drug that without necessarily producing sleep vocab: SERMmeaning: estrogen modulator with estrogen-like effect on bones and fat metabolism vocab: stimulantmeaning: excites and promotes vocab: thyroid meaning: stimulates cellular vocab: tranquilizermeaning: anxiety and severe disturbances of behaviour |
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