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