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Pharm - PharmacTerms
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pharmacology | the study of drugs and their actions |
| drugs | chemical substances that affect body function |
| pharmacist | a health professional who prepares, dispenses, and ensures the effective use of drugs |
| pharmaceutical drugs | substances that have medicinal properties and affect body function |
| prophylaxis | using pharmaceutical drugs to prevent disease |
| chemical name | the name of a drug that describes its molecular structure |
| diagnostic use | use of pharmaceutical drugs with medical tests to provide evidence of a disease process |
| generic name | drug name chosen by the drug manufacturer |
| pharmacy | a facility that deals with preparing and dispensing drugs |
| trade name | brand name for a drug |
| pharmacodynamics | the study of how drugs produce their effects |
| pharmacotherapy | the study of the medical uses of drugs |
| pharmacokinetics | the study of what happens to a drug while in the body |
| toxicology | the study of harmful effects of drugs |
| pharmacognetics | the study of how genetic variations among people affect their responses to drugs |
| pharmacogenomics | using genome technology to discover new drugs |
| genome | the sum of all of an organism's DNA |
| therapeutic use | the use of pharmaceutical drugs to control, improve, or cure diseases |