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Analgesic
Pertaining to a drug that relieves pain.
Chemotherapy
Drug / Chemical Treatment.
Idiosyncrasy
An unexpected effect, produced by a drug, in a particularly sensitive individual but not seen in most patients.
Synergism
Where by a combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone.
Anesthesia
A drug given to an individual that has an effect of reducing / elimination sensation.
Hypnotic
A drug that produces sleep.
Iatrogenic
A condition caused from the treatment, of another condition, given by a medical professional.
Erythromycin
An antibiotic drug which treats bacterial infections.
Antipruritic
Pertains to a drug/medicine that relieves or stops itching.
Intrathecal
Pertaining to an injection within the spinal cord.
Anaphylaxis
An excessive reaction within an individual (usually caused by an allergy to a foriegn body or drug). / exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to a drug or foreign organism.
Vasodialator
A drug which widens or opens the blood vessels. / Refers to a drug which widens blood vessels. It results from the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, particularly in the large arteries, arterioles and veins. The process is essentially the opposite of vasoconstriction, or the narrowing of blood vessels.
Intravenous
Refers to a drug which is administered through/within the veins (usually by injection).
Contraindication
factors in the patient’s condition that prevent the use of a particular drug or treatment.
Parenteral
Pertaining to drugs which are given by injection into the skin, muscles, or veins.
Hallucinogen
False or unreal sensory perception.
Hypnosis
A treatment whereby trance is used to speed up the pace of Psychotherapy. / An artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
Schizophrenia
Withdrawl from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict. A split personality psychotic disorder possibly caused by genetics and an imbalance of dopamine in the brain.
Psychosis
An impairment of mental capacity to recognize reality, communicate and related to others.
Schizoid
Emotionally cold and aloof; indifferent to praise and critisism and to the feelings of others.
Psychosomatic
pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
Kleptomania
An obsessive impulse to steal regardless of economic need.
Pyromania
An obsessive impulse to set things on fire.
Agoraphobia
An abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, sometimes accompanied by anxiety attacks.
Dysphoria
A state of sadness, hopelessness and depressive mood.
Hypomania
A mania of low intensity.
Paranoia
A psychotic disorder of baseless or excessive distrust or suspicion of the motives of others.
FDA
Federal Drug Administration
IM
Inramuscular
NPO
Nothing by mouth.
PDR
Physician's Desk Reference
qAM
Every morning.
t.i.d.
Three times daily.
AD
Alzheimer's Disease
ECT
Electroconvulsive Therapy
MDD
Major Depressive Disorder
MR
Mental Retardation
PTSD
Post Tramatic Stress Disorder
OCD
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
SAD
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Adenoidectomy
Surgical removal of the adenoids.
Bronchospasm
Involuntary contraction of bronchial tube muscles.
Bronchiectasis
Dialation of brochial tubes.
Hypercapnia
Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood.
Pneumoconiosis
Abnormal condition of dust in the lungs.
Epiglotitis
Inflammation of the epiglottis.
Orthopnea
Breathing discomfort in any position except sitting up.
Pleurodynia
Pain from inflammation of te pluera.
Pneumonectomy
Surgical removal of the lung.
Rhinorrhea
Discharge from the nose.
Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose.
Sinusitis
Inflammation of the sinuses.
Spirometer
An instrument which measures breathing.
Atelectasis
Incomplete expansion of the lung.
Tonsilectomy
Surgical removal of the tonsils.
Tracheotomy
Incision into the trachea.
Empyema
Pus in the plueral cavity.
Apnea
Without / no sleep.
Dyspnea
Difficult breathing.
Hyperpnea
Increase in depth of breathing.
Tachypnea
Increase in the rate of breathing.
Hemoptysis
Spitting up blood.
Hemothorax
Blood in the pleural cavity.
Pyothorax
Pus in the pleural cavity.
Basophil
A white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
Anticoagulant
A durg or agent used to counteract the clotting of blood.
Cytology
Study of the cell.
Hemolysis
The breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
Hematocrit
a centrifuge for separating the cells of the blood from the plasma.
Hemoglobinopathy
A blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood