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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Drug addiction

Health care; Pharmacy

A chronic disorder characterised by the compulsive use of a substance resulting in physical, psychologic, or social harm to the user and continued use despite that harm.

Neoplasm

Health care; Pharmacy

A new growth that arises from the abnormal proliferation of cells; the proliferation may be benign or malignant (viz, cancer).

Galley proofs

Health care; Pharmacy

A copy of a written work as it is to be published. The purpose of this document is to allow the author(s) to make a final cheque to ensure everything is correct before actual publication.

Heart failure

Health care; Pharmacy

A clinical syndrome that can result from any disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with or eject blood. Although heart failure can be caused by numerous cardiac disorders, the ...

Slope

Health care; Pharmacy

(of the regression line) The amount Y changes for each unit that X changes. It is designated by b in the sample.

A constellation of metabolic and cardiovascular changes consisting of at least three of the following: obesity, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL), elevated triglycerides, hypertension, and elevated ...