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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* An approach in which an authority figure undertakes to regulate the conduct of those in his/her control in matters affecting them as individuals as well as in their relations to that authority and ...

Secondary brain injury

Health care; Pharmacy

A complex sequence of pathophysiologic events precipitated by the initial or primary brain injury that disrupts the normal central nervous system balance between oxygen supply and demand resulting in ...

Symmetric distribution

Health care; Pharmacy

A distribution that has the same shape on both sides of the mean. The mean, median, and mode are all equal. It is the opposite of a skewed distribution.

Granulocyte

Health care; Pharmacy

A mature granular white blood cell, which includes neutrophils as well as other types of cells.

Segregation analysis

Health care; Pharmacy

A complex statistical technique used to assess whether a particular disease has, at least in part, a genetic origin, and if so, the most likely mode of inheritance.

Roth spots

Health care; Pharmacy

A haemorrhage in the retina with a white center. Roth spots are often associated with bacterial endocarditis.

Schizophrenia

Health care; Pharmacy

A chronic disorder of thought and affect encompassing different constellations of symptoms (i.e., positive symptoms, negative symptoms, cognitive dysfunction), with the individual having a ...