SB5k: Antibiotics Keywords Flashcards
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Antibiotic
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A substance that, when inside the body, either kills bacteria or stops them growing.
2
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Clinical trial
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Testing of a medicine on people.
3
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Colony
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A cluster of microorganisms living closely together.
4
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Dose
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The total amount of something received, such as of a medicine.
5
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Inhibit
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To stop or slow down a process.
6
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Penicillin
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The first kind of antibiotic. It was extracted from a mould (fungus).
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Pre-clinical testing
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Testing a drug before it is tried on humans, including testing on cells or tissues and on other animals.
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Resistance (to an antibiotic)
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When a bacterium is no longer damaged by an antibiotic.
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Side effect
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Unintended effect of a medicine, which may be harmful.
