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Chapter 1 9-2-22
Hx of Medications & Pharmacy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asclepius | the greek god representing healing |
| Apothecary | latin term for pharmacist; also, a place where drugs are sold |
| Bloodletting | the practice of draining blood; believed to release illness |
| Caduceus | often confused as the symbol of the medical field; it is a staff with two entwined snakes ad two wings at the top |
| Dogma | a principle or set of principles laid dow by an authority as incontrovertibly true |
| Hippocratic oath | an oath take by physicians concerning the ethics ad practice of medicine |
| Inpatient pharmacies | Pharmacies in a hospital or institutional setting |
| Laudanum | a mixture of opium and alcohol used to treat dozens of illnesses through the 1800s |
| Leeches | a type of segmented worm with suckers that attached to the skin of host and engorges itself on the host's blood |
| Maggots | fly larvae that feed on dead tissue; used in medicine to clean wounds not responding to routine antibiotics |
| Medicine | the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure disease |
| Opioid | any agent that binds to opioid receptors |
| Opium | an analgesic that is made from the poppy plant |
| Pharmacist | person who dispenses drugs an counsels patients on medication use and any interactions it may have with food or other drugs |
| Pharmacy | a place where drugs are sold |
| Pharmacy Clerk | person who assists the pharmacists at the front counter of the pharmacy; the person who accepts payment for medications |
| Pharmacy technician certification board (PTCB) | issues a national examination for pharmacy technicians |
| Shaman | a person who holds a high place of honor in tribe as a healer and spiritual mediator |
| Staff of Asclepius | the symbol of the medical profession; it is a wingless staff with one snake wrapped around it |
| Trephinning | a practice of making an opening in the head to allow disease to leave the body |