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Everest 345 mod b wk 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anesthetic | medication used to produce loss of sensation |
| antibiotic | medication used for bacterial infections |
| antiseptic | inhibits growth of microorganisms |
| antiviral | drug used to treat viral infection |
| hypnotic | drug used to produce sleep |
| narcotic | drug generally derived from opium that is addictive and causes stupor |
| pharmacognosy | branch of pharmacology dealing with natural drugs |
| pharmacokinetics | pertaining to the actions of drugs on the body's systems |
| toxicology | study of poisonous substances |
| transdermal | medication that absorbs through the skin |
| addiction | uncontrolled dependence on a substance |
| analgesic | medication for pain |
| barbiturate | class of drugs used for depressing the CNS |
| contraindication | symptoms that make treatment unsafe |
| pharmacodynamics | study of the action of drugs and their effects |
| sedative | medication that depresses the CNS without producing sleep |
| synergism | interaction that occurs when the effect of one durg is increased by another durg |
| insulin | medication used for diabetes |
| humulin | a form of insulin |
| intravenous | in the vein |
| tetanus | Tetanus is a rare but often fatal disease that affects the central nervous system by causing painful muscular contractions |
| benadryl | antihistamine |
| valium | drug used for anxiety |
| flange | guard at the end of a syringe |
| -al | pertaining to |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| bi/o | life |
| cutane/o | skin |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| -gnosia | perceptive, recognizing, knowledge |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| intra- | with, inside |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| narc/o | numbness |
| -ology | study of |
| per- | excessive or through, by |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| sept/o | infection, partition |
| sub- | under, below |
| toxic/o | poisonous |
| trans- | across, over, beyond, through |
| -us | thing, pertaining to |
| vir/o | virus |