pharmacology
far-muh-KOL-uh-jee sustantivo Español farmacología
The study of drugs: what they are, how they work in the body and how the body handles them.
Qué significa
The science of medications. It includes pharmacokinetics, what the body does to a drug (absorptionub-ZORP-shunThe taking in of a substance, such as a drug or a nutrient, into the bloodstream.Entrada completa , distribution, metabolism and excretionek-SKREE-shunThe removal of wastes, or of a drug and its breakdown products, from the body.Entrada completa ), and pharmacodynamics, what the drug does to the body. Nurses use pharmacology to give drugs safely, watch for expected and harmful effects, and teach clients.
- Español
- farmacología
- También se escribe
- pharmacologic, pharmacological
- Temas
- Pharmacology
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SYD ih-FEKTAn effect of a drug, other than the one it is given for, that is known and expected to happen in some people.
adverse effectad-VERS ih-FEKTAn unwanted and harmful effect of a drug or treatment given at a normal dose.
-logyLUH-jeeA word ending that means the study of something.
excretionek-SKREE-shunThe removal of wastes, or of a drug and its breakdown products, from the body.
absorptionub-ZORP-shunThe taking in of a substance, such as a drug or a nutrient, into the bloodstream.
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tak-ih-KAR-dee-uhA heart rate faster than normal; in an adult, more than 100 beats per minute.
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