Pharmacy

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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crepitus

Health care; Pharmacy

A crinkly, crackling, or grating feeling or sound in the joints, skin, or lungs.

beneficence

Health care; Pharmacy

1) Doing what is best for the patient. 2) One of the primary ethical principles that underlies the practice of pharmaceutical care.

acute pancreatitis

Health care; Pharmacy

Acute inflammation of the pancreas that can be mild with minimal or no organ dysfunction or severe with organ failure and local complications.

brachytherapy

Health care; Pharmacy

A procedure in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called internal radiation, implant radiation, or interstitial ...

erythropoietin

Health care; Pharmacy

A hormone made by the kidneys that is required for red blood cell formation in the bone marrow. Lack of this hormone leads to anemia.

analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)

Health care; Pharmacy

A special type of analysis of variance or regression used to control for the effect of a possible confounding factor.

age standardization

Health care; Pharmacy

A procedure for obtaining a weighted average of age-specific rates in which the weights are selected on the basis of a standard age distribution (e.g., the population of the United States in 1940).