Chapter 2 Vocabulary Crossword

passage of a substance through some surface of the body into body fluids and tissues
undesired side effects or toxicity caused by a treatment
drug that binds to the receptor and stimulates the receptor's function
that which counteracts the action of something else, such as a muscle or drug
chemical alteration that a substance undergoes in the body
dividing and spreading of a medication to a target organ
elimination of waste products from the body
the length of time required for the concentration of a drug to decrease by one-half in the plasma
relating to idiosyncrasy; how a person differs from another
study of metabolism and action of drugs with particular emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution in the body, and method of excretion
sites where medication binds to create a physiological effect
any action or effect other than that intended
action of two or more agents or organs working with each other
literally, creating a monster; anything that adversely affects normal cellular development in the embryo or fetus
ertaining to, resembling, or caused by poison