Terminology of Chemotherapy Flashcards

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Chemotherapeutic

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any chemical used in the treatment, relief, or prophylaxis of a disease

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Prophylaxis

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use of a drug to prevent potential for infection for infection in a person at risk

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antimicrobial chemotherapy

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the use of chemotherapeutic drugs to control infection

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antimicrobials

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all inclusive term for any antimicrobial drug, regardless of its origin

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antibiotics

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substances produced by the natural metabolic processes of some microorganisms that can inhibit or destroy other microoorganisms

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semisynthetic drugs

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drugs that are chemically modified in the laboratory after being isolated from natural sources

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synthetic dugs

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antimicrobial compounds synthesized entirely in the laboratory through chemical reactions

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narrow spectrum (limited spectrum)

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antimicrobials effective against a limited array of microbial types; for example, a drug effective mainly on gram-positive bacteria

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Broad spectrum (extended spectrum)

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antimicrobials effective against a wide variety of microbial types; for example, a drug effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

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