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3. Transquilizer- a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety.

12. Antibiotic: A drug used to treat bacterial infections.

13. Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is a contagious and an often severe


airborne
disease caused by a bacterial infection. TB typically affects the lungs, but it
also
may affect any other organ of the body. It is usually treated with a regimen of
drugs
taken for 6 months to 2 years, depending on the type of infection

14. Diagnosis: the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by


examination of the symptoms.

15 Physiological processes: The functions and activities of living organisms that


support life in single- or multi-cellular organisms from their origin through
the progression of life.

16. HOST CELL. : a living cell invaded by or capable of being invaded by an


infectious
agent (as a bacterium or a virus)

19. The date after which a product (as food or medicine) should not be sold because
of an
expected decline in quality or effectiveness.

20. Chemotherapy: the treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances,


especially the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs.

21. Pharmacological Effecs: The science of drugs, including their composition,


uses, and effects,
the characteristics or properties of a drug, especially those that make it
medically effective.

25. Analgesics are those drugs that mainly provide pain relief.

26. Antacids are used to relieve acid indigestion, upset stomach, sour stomach, and
heartburn.

27. Transquilizer- a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety.

28. Antibiotic: A drug used to treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics have no


effect on viral infections.
Originally, an antibiotic was a substance produced by one microorganism that
selectively
inhibits the growth of another.

29. Antiseptics: An antiseptic is a substance which inhibits the growth and


development of microorganisms

30. Biochemical Process: Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is


the study of chemical
processes within and relating to living organisms.

31. Arthritis: Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. The main
symptoms of arthritis
are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The most common
types of arthritis are
osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

32.Local anesthesia is the temporary loss of sensation or pain in one part of the
body produced by a
topically applied or injected agent without depressing the level of
consciousness.

41. Carbohydrates can also be defined chemically as neutral compounds of carbon,


hydrogen and oxygen.
Carbohydrates come in simple forms such as sugars and in complex forms such as
starches and fiber.
The body breaks down most sugars and starches into glucose, a simple sugar that
the body can use to
feed its cells.

44. Laxative: Something that promotes emptying of the bowels. Laxatives are used to
combat constipation.
They are sometimes overused, producing diarrhea.

49. Enzyme [(en-zeyem)] A protein molecule that helps other organic molecules enter
into chemical reactions
with one another but is itself unaffected by these reactions. In other words,
enzymes act as catalysts
for organic biochemical reactions.

50. Receptor: A region of tissue, or a molecule in a cell membrane, which responds


specifically to a particular
neurotransmitter, hormone, antigen, or other substance.

51. Macromolecules: A molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a


protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer.

52. Lipids: any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their
derivatives and are insoluble in
water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes,
and steroids.

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