Chapter 1: History of Pharmacology (Key Terms)

Question 1

Acupressure

Answer 1

traditional Chinese medicine’s use of pressure on certain points on the body to promote healing

Question 2

Acupuncture

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traditional Chinese medicine’s use of needles at certain points on the body to promote healing

Question 3

Al-Hawi

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large 20-volume Arabian medical book written by a single author Al-Razi and having a significant influence on medicine in Medieval Europe

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Alternative medicine

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the practice of using natural healing in conjunction with mainstream medicine. Some examples are acupuncture, massage therapy, and aromatherapy

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Antineoplastic

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drug used to destroy neoplasms

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Aromatherapy

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use of fragrant oils in baths, as inhalants, or during massage to relieve stress and to treat skin conditions

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Bovine

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refers to products produced from cow

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Curative

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having healing or remedial properties

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Destructive

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causing injury or death

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Diagnostic

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pertaining to the disease or syndrome a person has or is believed to have

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Drug

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substance that can change a function in a living being

Question 12

Ebers Papyrus

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preserved medical document listing some 700 recipes to remedy a wide range of illnesses; written in approximately 1550 BC in Egypt

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Palliative

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relieving or alleviating without curing

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Pharmacodynamics

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study of drugs and their actions in living organisms

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Pharmacology

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study of drugs and their origin, nature, properties, and effects on living organisms

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Pharmakon

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the study of medicine; also means poison or remedy

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Porcine

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indicates substance is derived from pigs

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Prophylactic

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pertaining to prevention

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Replacement drugs

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restoration of something depleted or missing

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Synthetic drug

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related to or made by synthesis; artificially prepared

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Therapeutic touch

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the use of hand movements to stimulate circulation and healing

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Droog

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Dutch word meaning dry, as in dried herbs used for healing; source of the word drug