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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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Acetabular
Health care; Pharmacy
Relating to the acetabulum, the hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits.
Autologous transplantation
Health care; Pharmacy
Readministration of the same person's cells that were previously collected.
Aspiration pneumonitis
Health care; Pharmacy
The inflammation of lung tissue caused by the aspiration of fluids and gastric contents that often leads to dyspnea, pulmonary edema, secondary infections, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. ...
Bronchoscopic examination
Health care; Pharmacy
The insertion of an instrument (viz, bronchoscope) to help visualise the trachea and bronchi and to facilitate the collection of specimens from these tissues.
Effect or effect size
Health care; Pharmacy
The magnitude of a difference or relationship. It is used for determining sample sizes and for combining results across studies in meta-analysis.
Confidence limits
Health care; Pharmacy
The limits of a confidence interval. These limits are computed from sample data and have a given probability that the unknown parameter is located between them.
