Terminology
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| Contraindication | An aspect of a patient's condition that does not agree with the treatment.
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| Diagnosis | Health care professionals (doctors, nurses, or technitions) determine the patients condition or disease, following tests and exams.
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| Distribution | Drug is passes to the cells of various organs following absorption.
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| Electrolytes | Salts that the body requires in its fluids that are essential in nerve, muscle, and heart functions.
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| Excretion | Body eliminates waste after metabolism and distribution.
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| Half-Life | Amount of time it takes for half of a substance to be broken down in the body and excreted.
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| Immunity | The ability to fight off infections from bacteria and viruses.
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| Indication | Use of a drug for treating a particular disease.
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| Local | Small area or single part of the body.
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| Metabolism | The physical and chemical processes of the body that convert comsumed food into energy for use by the tissues and organs.
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| Pathogen | A microorganism (bacteria or virus) that causes disease.
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| Pharmacology | Study of drugs and their effects on the body.
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| Side Effects | Unwanted reactions to a substance or combination of substances.
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| Systemic | Refers to the whole body.
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| Tolerance | Body has become unresponsive to a substance after prolonged exposure.
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| Absorption | Time it takes for a drug to work after the drug has been administered; the rate at which the drug passes from the intesrines into the bloodstream.
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| Acute | A disease or illness with a sudden onset and a short duration.
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| Adverse Reaction | Unwanted or unexpected side effect to a medication.
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| Allergy | Sensitivity of the immune system to a chemical or drug.
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| Antibody | Protein produced by the immune system to respond to foreign substances in the body
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| Chronic | Disease or illness that has a long duration.
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| Clinical Trials | Scientific experiments that test the effect of a drug in human test patients.
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| Antibody | Protein produced by the immune system to respond to foreign substances in the body.
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