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PT101
Terminology #1
Term | Definition |
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Antibiotic | Is a substance that is used to kill or stop the growth of bacteria in the body. |
Antiviral | Refers to a drug that fights viral infections in the body. |
Absorption | Is the time it takes for a drug to work after the drug passaes from the intestines into the bloodstream. |
Active ingredient | Is the chemical found in the medication known or believed to have a therapeutic effect. |
Acute | Refers to a disease or illness with a sudden onset and a short duration. |
Adverse Reaction | Denotes an unwanted or unexpected side effect or reaction to a medication; it may also result from an interaction among two or more medications. |
Allergy | Is a sensitivity of the immune system to a chemical or drug; an allergy causes symptoms ranging from rashes to more severe symptoms such as irregular breathing. |
Analgesic | Refers to a substance used to relieve acute chronic pain. |
Antianxiety | Describes substance that reduce or relieve anxiety. |
Antibody | Is a protien produced by the immune system to respond to foreign substances in the body. |
Anticoagulant | Refers to a substance that stops blood clotting (also known as a blood thinner). |
Antidepressant | Is a substance that helps to maintain proper hormone balance levels to decrease depressive moods. |
Antidiarrheal | Relieves and decreases G.I. activity that produces diarrhea. |
Antifungal | Refers to a substance that kills fungus growing in or on the body. |
Antihistamine | Refers to a substance that stops the effect of histamine release that causes sneezing, watery eyes, and congestion. |
Anti-hypertensive | Substance that work to lower blood pressure. |
Anti-inflammatory | Substance that reduces and relieve inflammation |
Antipyretic | Refers to a substance that relieves and lowers a high fever. |
Antitussive | Relieves a severe cough. |
Arthritis | Is a condition characterized by inflammation in the joints. |
Asthma | Is a condition that affects a patient's breathing by restricting the airways and oxygen supply due to inflammation, swelling, and irritation. |
Bronchitis | Is a medical condition characterized by an acute inflammtion of the bronchial tubes in the lungs. |
Buccal Tablet | A tablet that is dissolved in the lining of the cheek insteat of being swallowed whole. |
Capsule | Is a solid dosage form of a medication usually made of gelatin, which holds fine particles of a solid or liquid particle. |
Cardiovascular Disease | Refers to condition of the heart and circulation system. |
Chewable Tablet | Tablet ate chewed instead of swallowed whole. |
Chronic | Refers to a disease or illness that has a long duration(i,e. lifetime) |