medical evacuation medevac medivac | the evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical care |
drug bust drugs bust | seizure of illegal drugs by the police |
checkup medical checkup medical examination medical exam medical health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
medical diagnosis | identification of a disease from its symptoms |
prognosis prospect medical prognosis | a prediction of the course of a disease |
withdrawal drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
maltreatment ill-treatment ill-usage abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment, the child showed signs of physical abuse |
child abuse | the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children |
medical practice | the practice of medicine |
medical care medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
iontophoresis ionic medication iontotherapy electromotive drug administration EMDA | therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues |
medication | the act of treating with medicines or remedies |
administration giving medication | the act of administering medication |
sexual assault sexual abuse sex crime sex offense | a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat, most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault |
statutory rape carnal abuse | sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) |
carnal abuse | any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse) |
self-stimulation self-abuse | manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure |
misuse abuse | improper or excessive use, alcohol abuse, the abuse of public funds |
substance abuse drug abuse habit | excessive use of drugs |
alcohol abuse alcoholic abuse alcoholism abuse | excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks |
medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
drug traffic drug trafficking narcotraffic | traffic in illegal drugs |
drug war | conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs |
abortifacient aborticide abortion-inducing drug | a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
Adam ecstasy XTC go disco biscuit cristal X hug drug | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
adrenergic adrenergic drug | drug that has the effects of epinephrine |
antiarrhythmic antiarrhythmic drug antiarrhythmic medication | a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm |
antibacterial antibacterial drug bactericide | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
antibiotic antibiotic drug | a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections, when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs |
anticholinergic anticholinergic drug | a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine |
anticoagulant anticoagulant medication decoagulant | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
anticonvulsant anticonvulsant drug antiepileptic antiepileptic drug | a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
antidepressant antidepressant drug | any of a class of drugs used to treat depression, often have undesirable side effects |
antidiabetic antidiabetic drug | a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus |
antidiarrheal antidiarrheal drug | a drug used to control or stop diarrhea |
antidiuretic antidiuretic drug | a drug that limits the formation of urine |
antiemetic antiemetic drug | a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
antihypertensive antihypertensive drug | a drug that reduces high blood pressure |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
antimalarial antimalarial drug | a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria |
antineoplastic antineoplastic drug cancer drug | any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells, used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function |
antiprotozoal antiprotozoal drug | a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa |
antiviral antiviral agent antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
astringent astringent drug styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
brand-name drug proprietary drug | a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) |
club drug | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves |
cytotoxic drug | any drug that has a toxic effect on cells, commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells |
designer drug | a psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws, mimics the effects of a banned drug, law was revised in to ban designer drugs |
diuretic drug diuretic water pill | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water |
dressing medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |