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Panacea |
A cure-all |
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Pharmacology |
The study of drugs- their properties, uses, application, and effects |
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Antibiotic |
A substance that harms or kills microorganisms like bacteria and fungi |
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Synthetic |
Combining simpler chemicals into more complex compounds, creating a new chemical not found in nature |
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Materia medica |
Generally pharmacology, but also refers to the drugs in use |
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Pharmaceutics |
Of or about drugs; also, a drug product |
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Antitoxin |
A substance that acts against a toxin in the body; also, a vaccine containing antitoxins, used to fight disease |
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Human genome |
The complete set of genetic material contained in a human cell |
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Hormones |
Chemicals produced by the body that regulate body functions and processes |
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Data |
Information that is entered into and stored into a computer |
