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Question | Answer |
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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 |