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Acidity
increase in the acid content of stomach;
a sign of indigestion
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Adjuvant
is used to add in the action of another
drug
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Adrenergic
term applied to sympathetic nerves which
liberate adrenaline and noradrenaline from their terminations
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Alopecia
baldness, loss of hair, a natural or abnormal
condition
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Amenorrhea
suppression or absence of menstruation |
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Analgesic
agent that relieves or reduces pain
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Anemia
decreased oxygen carrying capacity of
blood, decrease hemoglobin content of blood
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Angina
sense of suffocation or constriction |
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Antacids
agents, which neutralize excessive acidity
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Anthelmintic
agents, which destroy or expel intestinal
worms (e.g. Vidanga, Male fern root, Chenopodium) |
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Antidiabetic
medicine preventing or overcoming diabetes
by lowering blood sugar |
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Antidysenteric
medicine given against dysentery |
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Antiemetic
which prevents or lessens the tendency
to vomit |
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Antiseptics
inhibits or retards or prevents the growth
and reproduction or arrests the development of bacteria or other microorganisms
on the surface of body or in vitro |
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Antitussive
any measures which suppress cough |
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Arrhythmias
any deviation from the normal rhythm of
the heart |
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Arteriosclerosis
degenerative arterial change |
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Arthralgia
pain in a joint, especially when there
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Arthritis
inflammation of joints |
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Astringent
an agent, which contract tissues and checks
secretions, allay inflammations, acts as styptic (stops capillary
blood flow), stimulates epithelial growth locally, acts as antiseptic
and protective |
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Astringent
an agent, which contracts organic tissue,
thus lessening secretion |
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Bronchitis
illness caused by the inflammation of
bronchial tree in the lungs |
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Cardiac
pertaining to the heart |
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Carminative
having the power to relieve flatulence
and associated colic |
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Cervicitis
inflammation of the cervix |
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Cholinergic
applied to parasympathetic nerves, which
liberate acetylcholine at their terminations |
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Cirrhosis
degenerative changes in the liver which
results in fibrosis |
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Coitus
the act of sexual intercourse; copulation |
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Colic
pain due to contraction of smooth muscles
in the walls of intestines or genitourinary system |
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Conjunctivitis
inflammation of the conjunctiva |
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Crystalluria
excretion of crystals in the urine |
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Cystitis
inflammation of the urinary bladder |
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Demulcent
soothes, softens, relaxes and protects
mucus surfaces to which applied from irritation |
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Dermatitis
inflammation of the skin |
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Diabetes
a metabolic disorder characterized by
excessive elimination of urine |
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Diarrhea
gastrointestinal disease resulting in
the increased frequency or fluidity of stool |
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Diuresis
increased secretion of urine |
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Diuretic
induces or stimulates flow of urine, increases
urinary output |
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Dysentery
bacterial or protozoal infections in mucous
membrane of intestine, leading to blood or mucus in stool |
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Dysmenorrhea
painful menstruation |
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Dyspepsia
indigestion |
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Dysuria
difficult or painful urination |
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Edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
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Emollient
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
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Epilepsy
a nervous disorder with convulsions |
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Epistaxis
bleeding from the nose |
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Etiology
a science dealing with the causation of
disease |
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Expectorant
a drug, which promotes or increases the
elimination of sputum from the respiratory tract by coughing |
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Flatulence
the presence of an excess of gas in stomach
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Geriatric
branch of medical science dealing with
old age and its diseases |
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Gout
painful inflammation of joints and excessive
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Hematinic
any substance, which is required for the
production of red blood cells and its constituents |
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Hematuria
blood in the urine |
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Hemoptysis
the coughing up of blood |
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Hemorrhoids
varicosity of the veins around the anus |
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Hemostasis
arrest of bleeding |
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Hemorrhage
bleeding |
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Hepatitis
inflammation of the liver |
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Hyperlipidemia
excessive fat in the blood |
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Impotence
inability to engage in sexual intercourse
Incontinence
inability to control the evacuation
of urine or feces
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Lactation
formation and secretion of milk
Laxative
mild purgative, having the action of
loosening the bowels
Leukorrhea
a sticky, whitish vaginal discharge
Libido
the urge to obtain sexual satisfaction
Lipotrophic
factors which cause the removal of fat
from the liver by transmethylation
Lochia
discharge after childbirth
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Menarche
the onset of menstrual periods
Menopause
the cessation of menstruation
Menorrhagia
an excessive regular menstrual flow
Micturition
the act of passing urine
Mucolysis
dissolution of mucus
Myelocytes
bone marrow cells from which leucocytes
develop
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Nausea
causes sensation of sickness of stomach,
which may or may not proceed to emesis
Nervine
an agent the increases nerve strength
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Oligomenorrhea
scanty menstrual flow
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Phagocytosis
the engulfment by phagocytes of foreign
or other particles
Pheochromocytoma
a condition in which there is a tumour
of the adrenal medulla or of the structurally similar tissues associated
with the sympathetic chain
Piles
enlarged or dilated blood vessels or
veins in swollen tissues of the anal canal
Purgative
agent , which causes evacuation of the
bowels
Pustule
a small inflammatory swelling containing
pus
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Retinopathy
disease condition of retina
Rheumatism
a general term used for disease of muscle,
joint, bone resulting in discomfort
Rubefacient
substances, which when applied to the
skin, cause redness
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Sciatica
pain in the line of distribution of the
sciatic nerve (buttock, back of thigh, calf and foot)
Spermatorrhea
involuntary discharge of semen without
orgasm
Styptic
an astringent applied to stop bleeding
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Thromboembolic
the phenomenon whereby a thrombus or clot
detaches itself and is carried to another part of the body in the
blood stream to block a blood vessel there
Thyrotoxicosis
a condition due to excessive production
of thyroxine
Tonic
improves or increase general bodily
tone and vitality; restoring strength and energy
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Vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
Varicose veins
dilated veins, the valves of which become
incompetent so that blood flow may be reversed
Vasodilation
widening of the lumen of blood vessels
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