VOCABULARY WORDS

Question 1

any of various spiny trees or shrubs

Answer 1

acacia

Question 2

signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

Answer 2

Aliquot

Question 3

a medicine intended to reduce swelling

Answer 3

anti-inflammatory

Question 4

a substance used to kill microorganisms and cure infections

Answer 4

antibiotic

Question 5

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

Answer 5

astringent

Question 6

harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole

Answer 6

balance

Question 7

a cup (usually without a handle)

Answer 7

beaker

Question 8

of or relating to or toward the cheek

Answer 8

buccal

Question 9

a resin obtained from the camphor tree

Answer 9

camphor

Question 10

a small container

Answer 10

capsule

Question 11

a machine for performing calculations automatically

Answer 11

computer

Question 12

the part of milk containing the butterfat

Answer 12

cream

Question 13

a surface generated by rotating a line around a fixed line

Answer 13

cylinder

Question 14

a medication that soothes inflamed or injured skin

Answer 14

demulcent

Question 15

a substance believed to cure all ills

Answer 15

elixir

Question 16

a mixture of liquids that do not normally stay mixed

Answer 16

emulsion

Question 17

a small bottle that has a narrow neck

Answer 17

flask

Question 18

receive an academic degree upon completion of one’s studies

Answer 18

graduate

Question 19

make into a whole or make part of a whole

Answer 19

incorporate

Question 20

the process of taking food into that body through the mouth

Answer 20

ingestion

Question 21

the act of drawing in air or other gases

Answer 21

inhalation

Question 22

the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure

Answer 22

injection

Question 23

within a muscle

Answer 23

intramuscular

Question 24

within or by means of a vein

Answer 24

intravenous

Question 25

a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler

Answer 25

kaolin

Question 26

a sugar that occurs only in milk

Answer 26

lactose

Question 27

any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin

Answer 27

lotion

Question 28

a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion

Answer 28

menthol

Question 29

of or relating to mucous membranes

Answer 29

mucosal

Question 30

skin cream that has a soothing, moisturizing effect

Answer 30

ointment

Question 31

of or relating to the eye

Answer 31

ophthalmic

Question 32

of or relating to near the ear

Answer 32

otic

Question 33

any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams

Answer 33

pectin

Question 34

any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds

Answer 34

phenol

Question 35

the action of issuing authoritative rules or directions

Answer 35

prescription

Question 36

make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust

Answer 36

pulverize

Question 37

a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins

Answer 37

resorcinol

Question 38

a salt of salicylic acid

Answer 38

salicylate

Question 39

a humongous mixture of two or more substances

Answer 39

solution

Question 40

the act of hanging something from above so it moves freely

Answer 40

suspension

Question 41

a twisting force

Answer 41

torsion

Question 42

a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing

Answer 42

tragacanth

Question 43

through the unbroken skin

Answer 43

transdermal