Chap 21 - Pharmacology Quizes Flashcards
Condition caused by treatment given by physicians or medical personnel:
iatrogenic
Study of the effects and strength of a drug within the body:
pharmacodynamics
Study of drug concentration in tissues and body fluids over a period of time:
pharmacokinetics
Harmful effects of a drug:
toxicity
Physical and psychological dependence on and craving for a drug:
addiction
Condition in which larger and larger drug doses must be given to achieve the desired effect:
tolerance
Condition in which a combination of two drugs gives less than an additive effect:
antagonistic action
Legal noncommercial name for a drug:
generic name
Commercial name for a drug:
brand name
Factors that prevent the use of a drug or treatment:
contraindications
Drug that relieves pain:
analgesic
Drug that prevents blood clotting:
anticoagulant
Drug that prevents nausea and vomiting:
antiemetic
Drug that prevents bone loss in osteoporosis:
bisphosphonate
Drug that relieves constipation:
cathartic
Drug that increases the production of urine, thereby reducing the volume of fluid in the body:
diuretic
Drug that reduces or eliminates sensation:
anesthetic
Male hormone:
androgen
A drug that lowers blood pressure:
ACE inhibitor
Hormone from the adrenal cortex that raises blood sugar and reduces inflammation:
glucocorticoid
Combining form that means sensitivity to pain:
alges/o
Combining form that means drug:
chem/o
Combining form that means tissue:
hist/o
Combining form that means itching:
prurit/o
Combining form that means fever:
pyret/o
Combining form that means poison:
toxic/o
Combining form that means feeling, sensation:
esthes/o
Combining form that means sleep:
hypn/o
Combining form that means treatment:
iatr/o
Combining form that means tongue:
lingu/o
