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Mr. Brock
chapter 1 key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anit/against biotic | a substance which harms or kills microorganisms like bacteria and fungi |
| anit/agaist toxin | a substance that acts against a toxin in the body |
| Data | info that is stored into a computer system |
| Hormones | Chemicals produced by the body that regulate body functions and processes |
| Humane Genome | the complete set of all genetic material in a human cell |
| Materia Medica | generally Pharmacology, but also refers to the drugs in use |
| Panacea | a cure-all |
| Pharmaceutical | of or about drugs; also a drug product |
| Pharmacognosy | the study of physical, chemical, biochemical and biological properties of drugs as well as the search for new drugs |
| Pharmacopoeia | an authoritative listing of drugs and issues related to their uses |
| Synthetic | combining simpler chemicals into more complex one creating a new chemical not found in nature |