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The prefix "ot/o" and the word otalgia
Ear, earpain
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The prefix "pepsia" and the word dyspepsia
Digestion, upset stomach/indigestion
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Palliative
End-life care to relieve suffering patients are experiencing
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Pharmacology
Study involving the actions drugs do on the body and the actions the body does on drugs
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Photosensitivity
Being more prone to sunburn because of a certain medication you are taking
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Placebo
An ineffective treatment given to a patient to deceive the patient in thinking they are receiving effective treatment
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Precaution
A measure taken in advance to help prevent something dangerous from occurring
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Prognosis
Prediction of the outcome of a disease
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Potency
Measure of the activity of a drug (more potent, stronger the drug)
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Pharmacare
Drug insurance provided to all BC residents from the BC government
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Pharmanet
BC-wide database containing the medications a citizen of BC is taking/has taken, as well as other relevant health information in concern for that patient
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Palpitation
Abnormal heartbeat (too fast, too slow, skipping beats)
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Prophylactic
Preventative treatment
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Rhinitis
Inflammation of the airways in the nose, often seasonal due to allergies and results in a runny/stuffy nose
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Syncope
Loss of consciousness
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Sublingual
Dosage form taken by placing the medication underneath the tongue
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Subcutaneous
Injection dosage form injected into fat tissue
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Sedation
Drowsiness, fatigue, sleepiness
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Systemic
Drug that enters the body's entire blood stream
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Tachycardia
Faster than normal heartbeat
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Tachypnea
Faster than normal breathing rate
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Tinnitus
Sounds heard in the ear when no external sound source is present
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Transdermal
Dosage form that describes a drug entering through the skin (often via a skin patch)
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Vertigo
Dizziness associated with the feeling of motion when one is actually stationary
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