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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Cancer

Health care; Pharmacy

A heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by the abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells, which are capable of crossing normal anatomic boundaries to invade other tissues and even spread to ...

Crossmatch

Health care; Pharmacy

A test to determine if a recipient has antibodies against donor antigens. A positive crossmatch indicates that the recipient has antibodies against the donor, and the two are incompatible. A ...

A class of agents that stimulate calcium-sensing receptors on the parathyroid gland and mimic the effects of extracellular calcium. They suppress parathyroid hormone (PTH) release and increase the ...

Boolean operators

Health care; Pharmacy

Words used to combine search terms (i.e., AND, OR, and NOT) when using computerised databases.

Abstracts

Health care; Pharmacy

A synopsis (usually of 250 words or less) of the most important aspect(s) of an article.

Delayed cerebral ischemia

Health care; Pharmacy

A worsening in neurologic function in a subarachnoid haemorrhage patient, occurring several days after the initial bleed, not due to another cause.

Clotting cascade

Health care; Pharmacy

A series of enzymatic reactions by clotting factors leading to the formation of a blood clot. The clotting cascade is initiated by several thrombogenic substances. Each reaction in the cascade is ...