| pharmacodynamics |
Broadly, this is the science concerned with the study of the way in which xenobiotics exert their effects on living organisms. Such a study aims to define the fundamental physicochemical processes which lead to the biological effect observed. Synonym: toxicodynamics.
Ãâó: www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall.htm
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| pharmacokinetics |
This is the science which describes quantitatively the uptake of drugs by the body, their biotransformation, their distribution, metabolism, and elimination from the body. Both total amounts and tissue and organ concentrations are considered. "Toxicokinetics" is essentially the same term applied to xenobiotics other than drugs.
Ãâó: www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall.htm
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| pharynx |
The portion of the alimentary or digestive tract situated between the oral cavity and esophagus
Ãâó: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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| pharmaceutical |
a drug that alters the structure and function of the affected organ
Ãâó: www.beautysurg.com/resources/glossary_p.html
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| pharyngeal |
Relating to the pharynx.
Ãâó: www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/MedRef/OnlineRef/Field...
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