petit mal, Complete seizure characterized by loss of consciousness for brief periods, posture retained (do not fall), peyote, Cactus that contains mescaline; a hallucinogen, pharmacokinetic, Movement of a drug within the body, pharmacologist, Specialist in pharmacology, pharmacology, Science of drugs and their properties, pharyngitis, Inflammation of the throat (the pharynx); causing sore throat, fever, earache, and swollen glands, pharynx, Throat; the tube connecting the back of the mouth and nose to the esophagus and windpipe, pheochromocytoma, Tumor that secretes epinephrine, phobia, Persisting fear of and desire to avoid something, phocomelia, Defective development of arms and/or legs; foot or hand connected to body (flipper-like), photophobia, Abnormal sensitivity of the eyes to light, pigmentation, Coloration of the skin, hair, and eyes by melanin, piloerection, Hair on body standing up, pituitary gland, Gland located at the base of the brain; releases hormones that control other glands and body processes, placebo, Inactive substance given in place of a drug; required to adequately test drugs (total effect of the drug equals the effect that a patient taking the drug gets minus the effect that the placebo produces), placebo effect, The positive or negative response to a drug that is caused by a person’s expectations of a drug rather than the drug itself, placenta, Organ formed in the uterus during pregnancy that links the blood of the mother to the blood of the fetus; provides the fetus with nutrients and removes waste, plaque, Patch of differentiated tissue on body; fatty deposits in an artery cause narrowing of the artery and heart disease; dental plaque: coating on the teeth, consisting of saliva, bacteria, and food debris, which causes tooth decay; demyelinated patch (e.g., multiple sclerosis), plasma, Fluid part of the blood (no cells); contains nutrients, salts, and proteins, platelet, Megakaryocyte fragment shed into blood; plays an important role in blood clotting, contains no nucleus; adhesiveness affected by aspirin, platelet adhesiveness, Stickiness of platelets; if reduced, retards clotting, Plummer disease, Hyperthyroidism from nodular toxic goiter, pneumonia, Inflammation of the lungs, alveoli filled with exudate; most cases are caused by a bacterial or viral infection; symptoms include fever, shortness of breath, and the coughing up of phlegm, polyp, Mass of tissue that bulges outward from the surface, growth occurs on mucous membranes such as the nose and intestine; bleeds easily and can become cancerous, polyuria, Excessive production of urine; can be a symptom of a disease, commonly diabetes, posterior, Describes something that is located in or relates to the back of the body, postural hypotension, Unusually low blood pressure that occurs after suddenly standing or sitting up, potassium, A mineral that plays an important role in the body, helping to maintain water balance, normal heart rhythm, conduction of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction, potency, The pharmacological activity or relative strength of a compound, precocity, Development occurs early; used to refer to early puberty, preganglionic fibers, Nerve fibers that precede the ganglia, especially in autonomic nervous system, preload, Force pushing into the heart, priapism, Penile erection; painful and persistent, progesterone, Female sex hormone; plays role in reproduction, thickens uterine lining, prostate gland, Organ located under the bladder that produces a large part of the seminal fluid, prostatic hypertrophy, Enlarged prostate gland, common in older men, proteins, Large molecules made up of amino acids that play many major roles in the body, including forming the basis of body structures such as skin and hair, and important chemicals such as enzymes and hormones, prothrombin, Agent involved in clotting, prothrombin time (PT), Time in seconds that it takes for the patient’s blood to clot when combined with thromboplastin and calcium, pruritus, Itching, psoriasis, Skin disorder characterized by patches of thick, red skin often covered by silvery scales, psychoactive, Has effect on mood, psychosis, Mental disorder in which a serious inability to think, perceive, and judge clearly causes loss of touch with reality, pulse, Changes in diameter of blood vessel caused by the heart beat; synonymous with the heart rate, Purkinje fibers, Part of the conduction system of the heart located in the ventricles, quinidine-like, Has effects on cardiac muscle similar to quinidine, Raynaud syndrome, Disease involving constriction of blood vessels of extremities, reaction, Effect of brain on interpretation of nerve impulse received to central nervous system, rebound congestion, Vasoconstrictor given, results in vasoconstriction; vasoconstrictor repeated; vasoconstrictor stopped, results in vasodilation (stuffy nose), receptor, Structural protein molecule that binds with specific agents (ligands), retraction cord, Cord used around tooth to separate tissue from tooth, improves accuracy of impression; many contain epinephrine, sacral, Part of the vertebral column near the pelvis, includes the coccyx, salicylate, A salt or ester of salicylic acid, salicylism, Reaction to an overdose of aspirin, salivation, Secretion of saliva, schizophrenia, Category of psychosis, semen, Fluid containing secretions from the prostate gland and sperm, which is expelled on ejaculation, sialadenitis, Inflammation of salivary gland, side effect, Unwanted effect of a drug, silent killer, Refers to lack of symptoms; hypertension, sinus, Channels that carry fluid, somatic, Relating to body or trunk of body, sphygmomanometer, Instrument that inflates with a gauge to measure blood pressure, Starling’s law, Cardiac output and stroke volume increases with an increase in end diastolic pressure up to a point, then the heart fails, subdiaphragmatic, Below the diaphragm, sublingual gland, Salivary gland located below the tongue, sublingually, Under the tongue, submaxillary gland, Salivary gland in lower jaw, supraventricular, Referring to the atrium (part of heart above ventricles), synaptic cleft, Space between nerve cells or between nerve cells and effector organ (space between), syncope, Fainting, loss of consciousness, syndactyly, Fusion or webbing of fingers or toes; fewer digits, tachycardia, Increase in heart rate, tachyphylaxis, With repeated administration, the body quickly has a decrease in response, tardive dyskinesia, Voluntary muscle performance; irreversible; side effect of antipsychotics, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), Joint of the lower jaw, teratogenicity, Abnormal fetus, terato means “monster”, tetraiodothyronine, Thyroid hormone, T4, therapeutic effect, Desired effect of a drug, therapeutic index, LD50/ED50; used to compare safety of drugs, thrombocytopenia, Abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.

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