anticonvulsant drug
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~ a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
antihypertensive drug
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~ a drug that reduces high blood pressure
antidiabetic drug
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~ a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus
antineoplastic drug
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~ any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function
antiepileptic drug
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~ a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
antianxiety drug
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~ a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
antiarrhythmic drug
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~ a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm
antibacterial drug
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~ any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
anxiolytic drug
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~ a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
antiviral drug
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~ any drug that destroys viruses
antidiarrheal drug
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~ a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
antibiotic drug
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~ a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
antidiuretic drug
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~ a drug that limits the formation of urine
antimalarial drug
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~ a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
anticholinergic drug
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~ a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
antidepressant drug
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~ any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
antipsychotic drug
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~ tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
antiemetic drug
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~ a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
antiprotozoal drug
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~ a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa
anovulatory drug
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~ a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception