English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
biological agent — A substance that is made from a living organism or its products and is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biological agents include antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines. Also called biologic agent or… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Biological psychiatry — Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its approach and draws on sciences such as… … Wikipedia
Drug addiction — is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally… … Wikipedia
Drug resistance — is the reduction in effectiveness of a drug such as an antimicrobial or an antineoplastic[1] in curing a disease or condition. When the drug is not intended to kill or inhibit a pathogen, then the term is equivalent to dosage failure or drug… … Wikipedia
Drug Metabolism and Disposition — Abbreviated title (ISO) … Wikipedia
Drug metabolism — is the biochemical modification of pharmaceutical substances by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems. This is a form of xenobiotic metabolism. Drug metabolism often converts lipophilic chemical compounds into more… … Wikipedia
Drug rehabilitation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 94.64 Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is a term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so… … Wikipedia
Drug development — Drug research redirects here. For the journal, see Drug Research (journal). Drug development is a blanket term used to define the process of bringing a new drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug… … Wikipedia
Biological Engineering — (including biological systems engineering and bioengineering) is a form of biotechnology that uses broad based engineering disciplines of product design, sustainability and analysis to improve and focus utilization of biological systems.… … Wikipedia
Drug design — Not to be confused with Designer drug. Drug design, also sometimes referred to as rational drug design or structure based drug design, is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of the biological target.[1] The… … Wikipedia
