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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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Mesolimbic pathway
Health care; Pharmacy
A dopaminergic pathway in the brain that connects the ventral tegmental area in the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens in the striatum and is involved in motivation and reward.
Spearman's rank correlation (RHO)
Health care; Pharmacy
A nonparametric correlation that measures the tendency for two measurements to vary together.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
Health care; Pharmacy
A clinical laboratory test; PSA is a tumour marker that is used to screen for, monitor response to treatment of, and determine degree of spread of prostate cancer. Normally, PSA blood levels should ...
Nonarteritic, anterior, ischemic optic neuropathy
Health care; Pharmacy
A disorder caused by an acute decrease of blood flow to the optic nerve, which results in sudden vision loss. If persistent, it can lead to permanent vision loss.
Emerging infectious disease
Health care; Pharmacy
An infection that has newly appeared within a population or has existed but is rapidly increasing in incidence or geographic range.
Criterion validity
Health care; Pharmacy
An indication of how well a test or scale predicts another related characteristic, ideally a "gold standard" if one exists.
Concurrent indicator
Health care; Pharmacy
An indicator used in any quality assurance programme that determines whether quality is acceptable while an action is being taken or care is being given.
