Medical Terminology · Pharmacology · Hard
Pharmacodynamics
Meaning: The study of the effects drugs have on the body and how they produce them.
In practice: Pharmacodynamics explains how beta blockers slow the heart by blocking adrenaline receptors in the heart muscle.
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Which word means: An inactive substance or sham treatment given for comparison in trials or for psychological effect.
Answer: Placebo
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Answer: Pathophysiology
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