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  2. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry) Greek ἰατρός (iatrós), healer, physician iatrochemistry ...

  3. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    used exclusively in veterinary medicine sig. signa, signetur: write (write on the label) s̄ sine: without (usually written with a bar on top of the s) sing. singulorum: of each SL, s.l. sub lingua: sublingually, under the tongue SOB shortness of breath sol. solutio: solution s.o.s., si op. sit si opus sit: if there is a need s.s., SS

  4. Medication - Wikipedia

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    A substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body. A substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device. A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

  5. Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Wikipedia

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    The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine ( SNOMED) is a systematic, computer-processable collection of medical terms, in human and veterinary medicine, to provide codes, terms, synonyms and definitions which cover anatomy, diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, substances, etc. It allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and ...

  6. Prescription drug - Wikipedia

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    Prescription drug. A prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to be dispensed only to those with a medical prescription. In contrast, over-the-counter drugs can be obtained without a prescription.

  7. Tablet (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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    A tablet (also known as a pill) is a pharmaceutical oral dosage form ( oral solid dosage, or OSD) or solid unit dosage form. Tablets may be defined as the solid unit dosage form of medication with suitable excipients. It comprises a mixture of active substances and excipients, usually in powder form, that are pressed or compacted into a solid dose.

  8. Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine . Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to ...

  9. Proteasome inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    For example, bortezomib causes a rapid and dramatic change in the levels of intracellular peptides. Examples. The first non-peptidic proteasome inhibitor discovered was the natural product lactacystin. Disulfiram has been proposed as another proteasome inhibitor. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate has also been proposed.