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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Cyclic estrogen-progestogen therapy

Health care; Pharmacy

Oestrogen is taken continuously, with a progestogen added cyclically the last 10 to 14 days during each 28-day cycle.

Dizygotic twin

Health care; Pharmacy

Fraternal twins resulting from the fertilisation of two separate ova by two separate spermatozoa; the members of this pair are no more similar genetically than are two nontwin siblings.

Functional analysis

Health care; Pharmacy

Evaluation performed by a psychologist qualified in applied behavioural analysis to determine if a behaviour is caused by some environmental factor.

Dactylitis

Health care; Pharmacy

Erythema and swollen hands, feet, fingers, and toes. Also known as hand-and-foot syndrome.

Binge eating

Health care; Pharmacy

Excessive intake of calorie-laden food over a short period of time.

Fibrosis

Health care; Pharmacy

Formation of fibrous tissue as a reparative or reactive process.

Inclusion of a treatment, which can directly affect the study outcome, that is not equally distributed between the intervention and control groups (e.g., antacid use in a study measuring reduction of ...