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Pharmacopeia
Also spelled pharmacopoeia, an official authoritative listing of drugs. Aspirin has, for example, long been in the pharmacopeia. By extension, a pharmacopeia is a collection or stock of drugs.
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- Adrenal gland One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
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- Splenectomy An operation to remove the spleen
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- Super- Prefix meaning meaning above, more than normal, or excessive. As in superaspirin, superbug, superjacent…