Pharmacology terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mydriasis | dilation of pupil |
| Miosis | contraction of pupil |
| Tachycardia | fast heart beat |
| Bradycardia | slow heart beat |
| Cycloplegia | paralysis of the ciliary muscle (accommodation) |
| Hypotension | low BP |
| Hypertension | high BP |
| Lipolysis | fat breakdown (fatty acid production) |
| Vertigo | dizzyness (motion while stationary) |
| Ocular | of the eye |
| Prophylactic | defend or protect from disease |
| Pulmonary edema | fluid in lung sacsd |
| Myasthenia gravis | muscle weakness |
| Sjogren's syndrome | dry mouth, hands (autoimmunity -> inflammation of the glands that produce tears and sliva) |
| Exocrine gland | gland that secrets its product into a duct to external environment (excluding hormones and chemical messengers) |
| Cognitive function | intellect, awareness of self |
| Lacrimation | tear formation (secretion and discharge) |
| Hypothermia | low body temperature |
| Pheochromocytoma | (PCC) neuroendocrine tumor of the medulla of the adrenal glands that cause over secretion of epi and norep |
| Hyperplasia | abnormalcell proliferation |
| Angina pectoris | chest pain due to ischemia (lack of O2) |
| Vasodilation | widening of blood vessles |
| Vasoconstriction | contriction of blood vessels |
| Presynaptic autoreceptor | receptor on the presynaptic nerve cell membrane and used as part of a feedback loop |
| Negative feedback | when the product inhibits ins own production |
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