Español > medicamentos: 1 sentido > nombre 1, artifact| Sentido | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. |
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| Sinónimos | fármaco, medicación, medicamento, medicina, remedio |
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| Categoría de | de venta libre, sin prescripción, sin receta médica | purchasable without a doctor's prescription |
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| prescrita, recetada | available only with a doctor's written prescription |
| Categoría | especialidad médica, medicina | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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| Específico | Antabuse, Antabus, disulfiram | A drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism |
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| aciclovir | An oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes |
| allopurinol | A drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid |
| analgésico, anodino | A medicine used to relieve pain |
| ansiolítico, calmante, depresor, sedante, sedativo, tranquilizante | A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person |
| antibacteriano, antibiótico, bactericida | Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
| anticoagulante, decoagulant, medicamento anticoagulante | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
| anticolinérgico | A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine |
| antidepresivo | Any of a class of drugs used to treat depression |
| antidiurético | A drug that limits the formation of urine |
| antiemético | A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
| antiepiléptico | A drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
| antiespasmódico | A drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
| antihelmíntico, vermífugo | A medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms |
| antihipertensivo, droga antihipertensiva, medicamento antihipertensivo | A drug that reduces high blood pressure |
| antihistamínico | A medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds |
| antiinflamatorio | A medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| antiirritante | A medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation |
| antipirético, febrífugo | Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever |
| antiséptico | A substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues |
| antitusígeno | Any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing |
| antiviral | Any drug that destroys viruses |
| astringente, estíptico | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
| azatioprina | An immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ |
| bloqueador | A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
| broncodilatador | A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs |
| cala, supositorio | A small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts |
| carminativo | medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing |
| catártico, depurativo, laxante, purgante | A purging medicine |
| clofibrato | A drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum |
| cura, curativa, curativo, medicamento, remedio, remisión, terapéutico | A medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve / relieve pain |
| demulcente | A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin |
| descongestivo | A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion |
| diaforético | Used to produce perspiration |
| dosis | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time |
| específico | A medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease |
| estatina | A medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase |
| expectorante | A medicine promoting expectoration |
| gemfibrozil | medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood |
| inmunosupresor | A drug that lowers the body's normal immune response |
| isoproterenol | drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart |
| medicamento, producto farmacéutico, remedio | drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment |
| metacolina | parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity |
| metazol, metrazol, pentilenetetrazol, pentilenotetrazol | A drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant |
| nuez vómica, nux vomica | A medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree |
| paregórico | medicine used to treat diarrhea |
| penicilamina | A drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis |
| placebo, sustancia placebo | An innocuous or inert medication |
| polvos | Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed / dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder |
| prescripción, receta | A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist |
| probenecid | A uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood |
| reconstituyente, tónico | A medicine that strengthens and invigorates |
| rubefaciente | A medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin |
| sucralfato | medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers |
| tintura | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution |
| vermicida | An agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) |
| General | droga, fármaco, medicamento, narcótico | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
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| Substancias | fisostigmina | Used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma |
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| Inglés | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug |
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| Catalán | fàrmac, medicament, medicina |
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| Adjetivo | medicamentoso, medicinal | Having the properties of medicine |
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| Verbos | medicar, medicinar | treat medicinally, treat with medicine |
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| medicar | impregnate with a medicinal substance |
