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Pharmacy
1) The science and practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs. 2) A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.
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euphoria
Health care; Pharmacy
A mood state characterized by an exaggerated, superficial sense of well-being, characterized extreme happiness, sometimes more than is reasonable in a particular situation.
cogwheeling
Health care; Pharmacy
A ratchet-like movement in the joints, characteristic of Parkinson disease.
fragile x syndrome
Health care; Pharmacy
A genetic disorder commonly associated with mental retardation in which the tip of the long arms of the X chromosome separates from the rest of the genetic material; most males and 30% of females ...
double-blind trial
Health care; Pharmacy
A clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the investigator(s) know which treatment subjects have received.
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Health care; Pharmacy
A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that controls secretion of cortisol from the adrenal glands.
antithrombotic
Health care; Pharmacy
A pharmacologic agent that prevents thrombus/clot formation. This category includes both antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants.
exponential probability distribution
Health care; Pharmacy
A probability distribution used in models of survival or decay.
