Pharmacology Vocab
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Aerosol
Particles of drug suspended in air
Analgesic
drug that relieves pain
Anaphylaxi
exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered drug or to a foreign protein (antigen)
Anesthesia
a condition of no sensation
Antidote
a medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison
Antihistamine
a drug that blocks the action of histamine and helps prevent symptoms of allergy
Antipruritic
pertaining to against itching
Antipyretic
drug that lowers fever
Contraindication
against advice, not as indicated
Hypnotic
drug that promotes sleep or trance like state
Hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
Iatrogenic
pertaining to produced by a treatment or procedure
Idosyncrasy
unexpected effect produced in a particularly sensitive individual, but not seen in most patients