Category: P

An alkaloid that stimulates the craniosacral division of the autonomic nervous system. An organic compound of plant origin which is used in eye drops to treat glaucoma. Cholinergic agent used in eye-drops to treat glaucoma. Adverse effects include difficulty in breathing, excess salivation, and muscle tremors. A cholinergic drug (Salagen) used to treat dryness of…

A slang expression for physicians who treat obesity by prescribing drugs to curb appetite or to increase the metabolic rate.  

A drug in pill, tablet, or capsule form. A small hard round ball of medication that is taken by swallowing. A small round ball, sometimes coated with sugar, that contains one or more medicinal substances in solid form. It is taken by mouth. Small round masses containing active drugs held together by syrup, gum, glycerin,…

A language that develops when two speech communities attempt to communicate by employing the common features of both languages. Eventually, this new language may become the dominant language in the culture.  

Distance cues in visual images that include shading, texture, overlay, etc.  

A unit of mass: 10-12 g or 10-6 μg.    

A measure of radioactivity.  

The theory of child development based on the writings of Jean Piaget.  

Body build or body type, ectomorphy; endomorphy; mesomorphy. The shape and size of a person’s body.  

Physical therapy. The treatment of a disorder or condition by exercise, massage, heat treatment, infrared lamps or other external means, e.g. to restore strength or function after a disease or injury. The branch of treatment that employs physical methods to promote healing, including the use of light, infrared and ultraviolet rays, heat, electric current, massage,…