drugs Flashcards

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drug definition

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a substance taken into the body that modifies or affects chemical reactions in the body

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antibiotics

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  • a category of medical drugs that kill bacteria or stop them from reproducing
    antibiotics may:
    - Cause the bacterial cell to break, killing the bacterial cell
    - Prevent bacteria from making new cell walls, so the bacteria cannot reproduce or grow
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