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| Noun | 1. | drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcoticaborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion agonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug antisyphilitic - a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis anti-TNF compound - a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints botanical - a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) brand-name drug, proprietary drug - a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law dilator - a drug that causes dilation diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill - any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Feosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia Fergon - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia fertility drug - a drug used to increase a woman's fertility generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs" intoxicant - a drug that can produce a state of intoxication levallorphan, Lorfan - drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug - a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) mydriatic, mydriatic drug - a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction pentoxifylline, Trental - a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet pharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugs consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance - a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions psychotropic agent - a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness relaxant - a drug that relaxes and relieves tension appetite suppressant, suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetite synergist - a drug that augments the activity of another drug anti-impotence drug, virility drug - drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction drop - a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) active transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy anaphylaxis - hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance arsenical - a pesticide or drug containing arsenic agent - a substance that exerts some force or effect potentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug" injectable - (used of drugs) capable of being injected uninjectable - (used of drugs) not capable of being injected |
| Verb | 1. | drug - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
| 2. | drug - use recreational drugs ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" inject - take by injection; "inject heroin" take a hit, snort - inhale through the nose drop - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager" dope - take drugs to improve one's athletic performance |