Ch.1 Terms Flashcards

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Apothecary

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Latin term for pharmacist; also, a place where drugs are sold

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Bloodletting

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The practice of draining blood; believed to release illness

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Caduceus

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Often confused as the symbol of the medicine field; it is a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top

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Dogma

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Code of beliefs based on ideology, religion, or authoritative tradition rather than factual evidence

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Hippocratic Oath

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An oath taken by physicians concerning the ethics and practice of medicine

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Inpatient pharmacy

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A pharmacy in a hospital or institutional setting

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Laudanum

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A mixture of opium and alcohol used to treat dozens of illness through the 1800s

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Leeches

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A type of segmented worm with suckers that attach to the skin of a host and engorge themselves on the host’s blood

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Maggots

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Fly larvae that fed on dead tissue; used in medicine to clean wounds not responding to routine antibiotics

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Medicine

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The science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease

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Opioid

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Any agent that binds to opioid receptors

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Opium

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An analgesic that made from the poppy plant

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Outpatient pharmacy

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Pharmacy that serve patients in their communities; pharmacies that are not in inpatient facilities

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Pharmacist

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Person who dispenses drugs and counsels patients on medication use and any interactions it may have with food or other drugs

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Pharmacy

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Drug or remedy (Greek word pharmakon); place where drugs are sold

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Pharmacy clerk

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Person who assists the pharmacist at the front counter of the pharmacy; the person who accepts payment for medications

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Pharmacy technician

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Person who assists a pharmacist by filling prescriptions and performing other non discretionary tasks

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Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

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Issues a national exam for pharmacy technician

19
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Placebo effect

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A person suffering symptoms from illness experiences relief through faith in a treatment that provides no tangible medicinal or treatment value

20
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Shaman

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A person who holds a high place of honor in a tribe as a healer and spiritual mediator

21
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Staff of Asclepius

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The symbol of the medical profession; it is a wingless staff with one snake wrapped around it

22
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Trephining

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A practice of making an opening in the head to allow disease to leave the body