pharmacology
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| Name given to a drug to specify its chemical makeup; often long and complicated | chemical name
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| Shorter name, less complicated, identifies the drug legally and scientifically | generic name
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| Trademark name indicating the private property of the individual drug manufacturere | brand name
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| Method of giving drugs by mouth | Oral administration
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| Method of placing drugs under the tongue to dissolve in the saliva | Sublingual administration
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| Method of giving drugs by suppository | Rectal administration
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| Injection of drug from syringe | Parenteral administration
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| Method of giving drugs by vapors or gases taken into the nose or mouth | inhalation
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| Method of giving drugs by application to the skin | Topical application
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| Drugs to lessen pain | Analgesics
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| Agent that reduces or eliminates sensation | Anesthetics
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| Chemical substance produced by microorganism or kills bacteria, fungi or parasites | Antibiotics and Antivirals
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| Prevent clotting of blood | Anticoagulants
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| Prevents or reduces frequency of convulsions in various type of epilepsy | Anticonvulsants
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| Treats symptoms of depression | Antidepressants
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| Used to treat diabetes mellitus | Antidiabetics
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| Drugs that block the action of a histamine | Antihistamines
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| used to treat osteoporosis | Antiosteoporosis
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| Drugs that act on the heart or the blood vessels to treat hypertension, angina, mhyocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and arrhythmias | Cardiovascular drugs
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| Medicine that depresses the central nervous system and promotes drowsiness and sleep | Sedative-hypnotics
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| Drugs that act on the brain to speed up vital processes in cases of shock and collapse | Stimulants
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| Drugs useful in controlling anxiety | Tranquilizers
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| aer/o | air
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| alges/o | sensitivity to pain
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| bronch/o | bronchial tube
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| chem/o | drug
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| cras/o | mixture
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| cutane/o | skin
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| derm/o | skin
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| erg/o | work
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| esthes/o | feeling, sensation
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| hist/o | tissue
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| hypn/o | sleep
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| iatr/o | treatment
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| myc/o | mold, fungus
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| narc/o | stupor
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| or/o | mouth
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| pharmac/o | drug
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| prurit/o | itching
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| pyret/o | fever
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| thec/o | sheath
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| tox/o , toxic/o | poison
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| vas/o | vessel
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| ven/o | vein
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| vit/o | life
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| ana- | upward, excessive, again
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| anti- | against
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| contra- | against, separate
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| par- | other than, apart from
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| syn- | together, with
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