Drug Categories
stops or prevents vomiting
anti-emetic
injection into the skin
intradermal
surgical removal of a lump
lumpectomy
don't do it!
contraindication
solution with higher concentration of electrolytes than in body fluids
hypertonic
pain reliever
analgesic
absorbed through the skin
transdermal
cutting through the stalk of an internal body structure
transection
carprofen can be given orally or ____________
parenterally
lack of adequate blood volume
hypovolemia
dliates the pupil
mydriatic
given under the tongue
sublingual
removing part of an organ (or all of it)
resection
vaccine against more than one disease
polyvalent
too little sodium in the blood
hyponatremia
suppresses coughing
anti-tussive
Latin for "by mouth"
po (per os)
tying off of a blood vessel
ligation
originating within the body
endogenous
too much potassium in the blood
hyperkalemia
relieves itching
anti-pruritic
inhaled drug suspended in water vapor
nebulization
removal of an eyeball
enucleation
vaccine against a toxin rather than against an infectious organism
toxoid
to view the dead
necropsy