Pharmacology
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. Analgesic
A. Relating to areas between the layers of the skin
2. Anesthetic
B. Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
3. Antibiotic
C. A medicine used to relieve pain
4. Anticoagulant
D. Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
5. Anticonvulsant
E. A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
6. Antidepressant
F. A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
7. Antifungal
G. Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine
8. Antihistamine
H. A drug that relaxes and dilates the ___ passageways and improves the passages of air into
9. Bronchodilator
I. Relating to or located below the epidermis
10. Contraceptive
J. Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression
11. Decongestant
K. An agent or device intended to prevent conception
12. Diuretic
L. Within a muscle
13. Hemostatic
M. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
14. Intradermal
N. The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
15. Subcutaneous
O. A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions
16. Intramuscular
P. A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure
17. Epidermis
Q. A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds