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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

embolization

Health care; Pharmacy

The process by which a blood clot or foreign material dislodges from its site of origin, flows in the blood, and blocks a distant vessel.

cerebral autoregulation

Health care; Pharmacy

The process by which cerebral blood flow is maintained in a tight range over a wide range of peripheral blood pressures. It is accomplished by reactive dilation and constriction of cerebral ...

dialysis

Health care; Pharmacy

The process of removing toxic substances and fluid across a semipermeable membrane to maintain fluid, electrolyte, and acid–base balance.

estimation

Health care; Pharmacy

The process of using information from a sample to draw conclusions about the values of parameters in a population.

cerebral oxygen delivery (CD O 2 )

Health care; Pharmacy

The product of CBF and arterial oxygen content.

erythropoiesis

Health care; Pharmacy

The production of erythrocytes (red blood cells) within the bone marrow.

case fatality

Health care; Pharmacy

The proportion of persons with a particular disease who die from that disease within a specified period of time.

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