| aborticide |
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noun
- (medicine): The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide
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| abortifacient |
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noun
- A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.
adjective
- Producing miscarriage
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| acetaminophen |
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noun
- A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.
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| acetylcholine |
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noun
- (neurotransmitter) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline with chemical formula acetyl, CH<small>3</small>COoxygen, Omethylene, CH<small>2</small>methylene, CH<small>2</small>Nitrogen, N<small>+</small>(methyl, CH<small>3</small>)<small>3</small>.
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| acetylsalicylic acid |
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noun
- (context, organic chemistry, pharmaceutical drug) The acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin.
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| ACTH |
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initialism - adrenocorticotropic hormone
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| actinomycin |
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noun
- (context, protein, pharmaceutical drug) A class of toxic polypeptide antibiotics found in soil bacteria of genus Streptomyces.
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| acyclovir |
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noun
- An antiviral drug used in the treatment of genital herpes, under the trade name Zovirax.
category:Pharmaceutical drugs
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| addict |
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noun
- A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- An adherent or fan (of something)
verb <!--is this true?:
Note that the words Addicts and Addicting are US English only.-->
- To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.
- They themselves to the civil law. --Evelyn
- He is addicted to his study. --Beaumont & Fletcher
- That part of mankind that their minds to speculations. --Adventurer
- His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. --Fuller
- A man gross ... and addicted to low company. --Macaulay
- (obsolete) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
- The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. --Evelyn
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| addicted |
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verb
- (past of, addict)
adjective
- Being physically or psychologically dependent on something.
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| addiction |
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noun
- The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
- A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.
- A pathological relationship to mood altering experience that has life damaging consequences.
- His was to courses vain. Shakespeare.
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| addictive |
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noun
- A drug that causes an addiction.
- Anything that is very habit-forming.
adjective
- Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
- "addictive drugs", "an addictive behavior"
- Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.
- "an addictive personality"
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| aflatoxin |
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noun - (poison) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produces by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
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| agent |
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noun
- One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
- Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. --Dryden.
- One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
- An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
- (computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of automatic process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.
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| agonist |
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noun
- Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
- A muscle that contracts while another relaxes.
- "when bending the elbow the biceps are the "
- (biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
- "acetylcholine is an at the a cholinergic receptor"
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| albuterol |
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noun
- (pharmaceutical drug) The USAN name for salbutamol.
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| amphetamine |
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noun - (organic compound) 1-phenyl-2-propylamine; a colourless volatile liquid; any of its derivatives.
- A class of drugs used as a stimulant of the central nervous system in the treatment of ADHD, depression, and narcolepsy, and abused illegally as a stimulant.
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| ampicillin |
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noun
- A broad-spectrum antibiotic having a beta-lactam structure
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| ampule |
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noun
- alternative spelling of ampoule
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| amyl nitrite |
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noun
- (organic compound) The ester of amyl alcohol and nitrous acid.
- (informal) isoamyl nitrite
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| anabolic steroid |
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noun
- (steroid hormone) A class of steroid hormones that promote growth of tissue.
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| anesthetic |
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noun (plural: anesthetics)
- A substance utilized by professional anesthesia providers such as anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to reduce the pain of a patient and/or to render the patient unconscious.
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| angel dust |
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noun
- phencyclidine, Phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.
- (Ireland) slang name for clenbuterol, a banned growth hormone formerly used in animal feedlots.
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| anodyne |
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noun
- (pharmacology) Any medicine or other agent that relieves pain.
- (figurative) A source or relaxation or comfort.
adjective
- capable, Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
- Paracetamol has an effect.
- (figurative) soothing, Soothing or relaxing.
- ClassicFM?'s music is rather .
- (context, of advice or opinion) noncontentious, Noncontentious, blandly agreeable, unlikely to cause offence or debate.
- ClassicFM?'s music is rather .
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| anorectic |
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noun
- A person suffering from anorexia nervosa; an anorexic.
adjective
- Characterised by a lack of appetite, especially as suffering from anorexia nervosa; anorexic.
- 2005: cultural historians would trace the impact of the drug across a wide spectrum of popular culture, from the Mods of Britain to the new chic of the fashion world as exemplified by models like Twiggy. " Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 160)
- Causing a loss of appetite.
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| Antabuse |
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proper noun
- A brand name of disulfiram, prescribed to recovering alcoholics.
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| antacid |
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noun
- An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
adjective
- counteract, Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach.
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| antagonist |
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noun
- An opponent or enemy.
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
- 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. " Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
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| anthelmintic |
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noun
- an anthelmintic agent
adjective
- destructive to parasitic worms
- Research is progressing well on finding native plants with properties.
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| antiarrhythmic |
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noun - A drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat).
adjective - Referring to a drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat).
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| antidepressant |
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noun
- An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
adjective
- Preventing or counteracting depression.
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| antidiuretic |
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noun - an agent that prevents or counteracts diuresis
adjective - preventing or counteracting diuresis
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| antigen |
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noun
- (immunology) A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign.
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| anti-inflammatory |
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noun
- (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts inflammation.
adjective (pos=anti-inflammatory)
- Preventing or counteracting inflammation.
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| antipsychotic |
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noun
- (pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
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| antiserum |
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noun (plural antiserums or antisera)
- (medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antigens specific for combatting an infectious disease.
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| antitoxic |
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adjective
- that counteracts a toxin or poison
- of, or relating to an antitoxin
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| antitussive |
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noun
- (pharmacology) A cough suppressant or a drug that inhibits coughing.
adjective
- (pharmacology) Having cough suppressant abilities.
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| APC |
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initialism
- (military) armored personnel carrier
- (music) Wikipedia:A Perfect Circle, A Perfect Circle
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| aperient |
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noun
- a laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as hops or asparagus, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
adjective - having a gentle laxative effect.
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| application |
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noun
- The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
- The thing applied.
- He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. --Johnson.
- The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
- If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. --Locke.
- The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
- (computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
- A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.
- December 31 is the deadline for applications
- (legalese) To beg, plead, petition, implore, entreat or request.
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| arnica |
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noun
- Any of several plants, of the genus Arnica, related to the sunflowers.
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| arsphenamine |
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noun
- (context, pharmaceutical drug, organic compound) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis (under the trade name of Salvarsan).
- 2001: The 606th compound was one that contained arsenic and was called . " Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 9)
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| aspirin |
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noun (aspirins, -)
- (context, uncountable, pharmaceutical drug) An analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid.
- (countable) A tablet containing this substance.
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| assay |
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noun
- trial, attempt, essay.
- the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something
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| atropine |
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noun - (context, poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
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