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O.d.

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

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Overdose verb · 85% connection

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Pharmacology, Emergency medicine.

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Decoction noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling

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Formulary noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposur…

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Pharmacopeia noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposur…

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Tincture noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

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Adrenal cortical steroid noun · 78% connection

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…

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Anaphylaxis noun · 78% connection

hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substan…

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Cannulation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Cannulisation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Cannulization noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulisation noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Canulization noun · 78% connection

the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ

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Cardiac arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Cardiac resuscitation noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Cardiopulmonary arrest noun · 78% connection

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation noun · 78% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Corticoid noun · 78% connection

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…

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Aldebaran noun · 78% connection

A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades.