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Pharm - PharmacTerms
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |