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ch 5
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perception | the physical components of pain |
| reaction | the psychologic component of pain |
| antipyretic | ability to reduce a fever: affect the hypothalamus (controls the body temperature) |
| anti-inflammatory | ability to reduce inflammation |
| uricosuric | ability to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine |
| antiplatlet | ability to inhibit the aggregation (clumping) of platelets in the blood. |
| analgesic | ability to reduce or relieve pain. |
| COX (cyclooxygenase) | is an enzyme that converts arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (PGE) |
| PGE | Prostaglandins, is a chemical mediator that causes inflammation and sensitizes pain receptors, leading to pain. |
| TNF-⍺ | is a cytokine that is released by cells during the inflammatory response in periodontal disease |