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MDA 106 Terminology
Sequence 3 Week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anaphylaxis | Severe Allergic Reaction |
| Status Asthmaticus | Severe asthma attack that does not respond to medication |
| Contraindication | Why a drug or therapy should not be used |
| Antagonism | Works against each other |
| Compounding | Combining two or more substances in definite proportions |
| Precipitate | Substances in particles that separate in time |
| Stridor | Crowing sound heard on inspiration, the result of an upper airway obstruction |
| Pharmacology | Study of drugs. The science concerned with the history, origin, sources, physical and chemical properties, and use of drugs and their effects on living organisms |
| Parenteral | Any other method besides oral |
| Hypoxemia | lack of oxygen in the blood |
| Sublingual | Under the tongue |
| Urticaria | Hives |
| Pruritus | Itchiness |
| Buccal | Between the cheeks and gums |
| Synergism | Total effect is greater than the individual |
| gtt | drop |
| elix | elixir |
| Rx | prescription |
| syr | syrup |
| PDR | Physicians Desk Reference |
| NaCl | Sodium Chloride |
| ss | one half |
| NIDDM | Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| Sig | Signature |
| supp | suppository |