Vi fant 2 definisjoner av medicinal drug på engelsk.
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| medicinal drug - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | ||
| medicine, medication, medicament | ||
| drug a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic | ||
| medical specialty, 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" | ||
| acyclovir, zovirax an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms | ||
| alendronate, fosamax a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause | ||
| allopurinol, zyloprim a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid | ||
| amrinone, inocor a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium | ||
| analgesic, anodyne, pain pill, painkiller a medicine used to relieve pain | ||
| angiogenesis inhibitor a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors | ||
| 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 | ||
| anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine | ||
| anticholinesterase a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect | ||
| anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood | ||
| 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 | ||
| antihistamine a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site | ||
| antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug a drug that reduces high blood pressure | ||
| anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug a medicine intended to reduce inflammation | ||
| antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa | ||
| antipyretic, febrifuge any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever | ||
| antiseptic a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues | ||
| antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) | ||
| antitussive any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing | ||
| antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug any drug that destroys viruses | ||
| apc a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (aspirin and phenacetin and caffeine) | ||
| astringent, astringent drug, styptic a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals | ||
| atomic cocktail an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer | ||
| azathioprine, imuran an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ | ||
| blocking agent, blocker a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process | ||
| bronchodilator a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs | ||
| calcium-channel blocker, calcium blocker any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine | ||
| carminative medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing | ||
| atromid-s, clofibrate a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases | ||
| clopidogrel bisulfate, plavix a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow | ||
| cold medicine medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold | ||
| counterirritant a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation | ||
| cytotoxic drug any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells | ||
| decongestant a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion | ||
| demulcent a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin | ||
| diaphoretic used to produce perspiration | ||
| antabuse, disulfiram a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested | ||
| dosage, dose a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time | ||
| drixoral the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor | ||
| drug cocktail, haart, highly active antiretroviral therapy a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV | ||
| expectorant, expectorator a medicine promoting expectoration | ||
| fixed-combination drug drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients | ||
| gemfibrozil, lopid medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood | ||
| haematinic, hematinic a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | ||
| herbal medicine the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health | ||
| histamine blocker a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2 | ||
| immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | ||
| inhalant, inhalation a medication to be taken by inhaling it | ||
| isoproterenol, isuprel drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart | ||
| isordil, isosorbide drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure | ||
| lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin drug a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | ||
| mecholyl, methacholine parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity | ||
| nux vomica a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant | ||
| over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine a drug that is sold without a prescription | ||
| oxytocic, oxytocic drug a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus | ||
| camphorated tincture of opium, paregoric medicine used to treat diarrhea | ||
| patent medicine medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription | ||
| cuprimine, penicillamine a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis | ||
| metrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, pentylenetetrazol a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark | ||
| pharmaceutic, pharmaceutical drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | ||
| placebo (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead | ||
| powder any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder | ||
| ethical drug, prescription drug, prescription medicine, prescription a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" | ||
| probenecid a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout | ||
| aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | ||
| curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | ||
| rubefacient a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin | ||
| depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | ||
| soothing syrup medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect | ||
| specific a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria" | ||
| carafate, sucralfate medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it | ||
| sudorific, sudatory a medicine that causes or increases sweating | ||
| suppository a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts | ||
| tincture (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution | ||
| restorative, tonic a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | ||
| tyrosine kinase inhibitor a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia | ||
| vermicide an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) | ||
| anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic, vermifuge a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | ||