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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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Pharmacy

bronchiectasis

Health care; Pharmacy

Dilation of a bronchus or bronchi, usually related to excessive secretions.

clinical pharmacokinetics

Health care; Pharmacy

Discipline that describes the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs in patients.

arthropathy

Health care; Pharmacy

Disease of the joints.

activities of daily living

Health care; Pharmacy

Dressing, bathing, getting around inside the home, feeding, toileting, and grooming. See also Instrumental activities of daily living.

crust

Health care; Pharmacy

Dried exudate, secretion, or hemorrhage; scab.

cervical effacement

Health care; Pharmacy

During the first stage of labor, as the cervix is opening, it is also thinning. The thinning of the cervix is termed effacement.

dyspnea

Health care; Pharmacy

Dyspnea is referred to as shortness of breath or difficulty or distress in breathing.

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