Medicinal Terminology

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Anodyne

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Relieves pain.

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Anthelmintic

Answer 2

A medicine that expels worms.

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Aperient

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Gentle laxative, stimulates bowel movement.

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Astringent

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Causes contractions and arrests discharges, helps with proteins in wounds for healing.

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Antibilious

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Acts on bile, relieving biliousness (suffering caused by troubles with bile or liver)

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Antiemetic

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Stops vomiting.

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Antiepileptic

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Relieves fits, prevents seizures.

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Antiperiodic

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Arrests periodic ailments or diseases; prevents regular recurrence of symptoms

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Anthilithic

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Prevents the formation of stones in the urinary organs

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Antirheumatic

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Relieves or cures rheumatism or inflammatory arthritis

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Antiscorbutic

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Cures or prevents scurvy

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Antiseptic

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A medicine that aims at stopping growth of microorganisms; disinfecting

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Antispasmodic

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Relieves or prevents spasms

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Antisyphilitic

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Having effect on syphilis or curing venereal disease

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Carminative

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Expels wind from the bowels; relieves flatulence

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Cathartic

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A purgative; strong laxative effect

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Cephalic

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Remedies used in disease of the head

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Cholagogue

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Increases the flow of bile

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Demulcent

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Soothing; relieves inflammation

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Deobstruent

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Removes obstruction, clears or opens natural ducts.

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Depurative

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Purifies the blood; detoxifying effects

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Detergent

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Cleansing to boils, ulcers, wounds, etc.

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Diaphoretic

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Produces perspiration

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Discutient

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Dissolves and heals tumors

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Dyspeptic

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Having indigestion or relating to indigestion

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Diuretic

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Increase the secretion and flow of urine

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Emetic

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Produces vomiting

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Emmenagogue

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Promotes menstration

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Emollient

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Softens and soothes inflamed parts

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Esculent

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Edible; fit to be eaten

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Exanthematous

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Remedy for skin eruptions and diseases

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Expectorant

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Facilities expectoration; expels mucus from lungs

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Febrifuge

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Abates and reduces fevers.

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Hepatic

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A remedy for diseases of the liver

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Laxative

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Promotes bowel action

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Lithontriptic

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Dissolves calculi in the urinary organs

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Maturating

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Ripens or brings boils to a head, forms pus..

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Mucilaginous

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Having viscous or gelatinous consistency; soothing to all inflammation

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Nauseant

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Produces nausea and often vomiting

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Nervine

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Acts specifically on the nervous systems, stops nervous excitement

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Opthalmicum

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A remedy for eye infections

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Parturient

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Induces and promotes labor at childbirth

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Pectoral

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A remedy for chest afflictions

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Refrigerant

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Cooling

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Resolvent

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Dissolves tumors; arrests inflammatory process

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Rubefacient

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Increase circulation/blood flow and produces red skin

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Sedative

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a nerve tonic, promotes sleep

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Sialogogue

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Increases the secretion of saliva

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Stimulant

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Raises physiological or nervous activity in the body

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Styptic

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Arrests bleeding

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Sudorific

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Produces profuse perspiration

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Tonic

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A remedy which is invigorating and strengthening

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Vermifuge

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Expels worms from the system.