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Pharmacology Terms
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adipose | fatty |
| Alopecia | baldness |
| Anaphylactic reaction | allergic reaction to re-exposure to an antigen that patient was previously exposed to. |
| Antecubital | of or relating to the inner or front surface of forearm |
| Antipyretic | Agent that reduces fever. |
| Benign | Not malignant |
| Coagulation | Act of changing from a fluid into a thickened mass |
| Congestive heart failure | Condition marked by weakness, edema, and shortness of breath, caused by inability of heart to maintain adequate blood circulation. |
| Diuretic | Tending to increase urine excretion. |
| Dyspepsia | Disturbed indigestion |
| Epitaxis | Nosebleed |
| Extravasation | Escape of fluids into surrounding tissue. |
| Hemophilla | Sex-linked hereditary blood defect occurring in males and characterized by delayed clotting of blood and difficulty in controlling hemorrhage. |
| Hepatic | Associated with the liver. |
| Percutaneous | Performed through the skin. |
| Hypertrophy | Excessive development of an organ or part. |
| Iodination | To treat with iodine or iodine compound. |
| Metabolic acidosis | Growth and increase of size of muscle cells. |
| Multiple myeloma | Disease of bone marrow that is characterized by presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of body. |
| Oliguria | Reduced urine excretion. |
| Peripheral | Of, related to, or located near a periphery or surface part. |
| Phlebitis | Vein inflammation |
| Schizophrenia | Psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with environment, disintegration of personality. |
| Sickle-cell Disease | Inherited blood disorder affecting RBCs |
| Systemic | Affecting entire body system |
| Tinnitis | Ringing in the ears. |
| Toxicity | Quality, state or relative degree of being toxic |
| Urticaria | Skin condition characterized by itchy welts; hives |
| Vertigo | Disorder of inner ear, where person's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily. |
| Vasodilators | Agents that cause relaxation of blood vessels. |