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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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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).
