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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

atopic dermatitis

Health care; Pharmacy

Skin inflammation that causes itching, scales, and erythema.

chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Health care; Pharmacy

Slow and progressive loss of kidney function that takes several years, often resulting in permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplantation.

convulsion

Health care; Pharmacy

Specific seizure type where the seizure is manifested by involuntary muscle contractions.

circumstantial speech

Health care; Pharmacy

Speech pattern whereby the expressed ideas are characterized by unnecessary detail. The speaker ultimately makes their point, but in a very roundabout manner.

distribution-free

Health care; Pharmacy

Statistical methods that make no assumptions regarding the distribution of the observations; ie, nonparametric.

descriptive statistics

Health care; Pharmacy

Statistics that describe data such as medians, modes, and standard deviations.

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