causal agent cause causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
drug bust drugs bust | seizure of illegal drugs by the police |
withdrawal drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
medicine practice of medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries, he studied medicine at Harvard |
preventive medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease, the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine |
alternative medicine | the practice of medicine without the use of drugs, may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture |
herbal medicine | the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health |
complementary medicine | the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine |
family practice family medicine | medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit |
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 |
holistic medicine | medical care of the whole person considered as subject to personal and social as well as organic factors, holistic medicine treats the mind as well as the body |
phytotherapy herbal therapy botanical medicine | the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) |
substance abuse drug abuse habit | excessive use of drugs |
drug traffic drug trafficking narcotraffic | traffic in illegal drugs |
music medicine | punishment for one's actions, you have to face the music, take your medicine |
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 |
alkylating agent | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
alpha blocker alpha-blocker alpha-adrenergic blocker alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors, used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder |
anesthetic anaesthetic anesthetic agent anaesthetic agent | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
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 |
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 |
antifungal antifungal agent fungicide antimycotic antimycotic agent | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi |
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 |
antispasmodic spasmolytic antispasmodic agent | a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
antiviral antiviral agent antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
astringent astringent drug styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
beta blocker beta-blocking agent beta-adrenergic blocker beta-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia, decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system |
blocker blocking agent | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
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) |
cleansing agent cleanser cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
club drug | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves |
cold medicine | medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold |
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 |