Pharmacology Terms

Name Description
Chologogue a substance producing or increasing the flow of bile.
Cicatrizant Healing wound.
Coffee substitute a plant furnishing a beverage similar to coffee.
Colitis Inflammation of the colon.
Collyrium a local eye medication, i.e., eyewash.
Congestion To heap up, hyperaemia. Excess blood in an area.
Conjunctivitis inflammation of the trans parent membrane which covers the eyeball.
Constipation a condition in which bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete.
Consumption A wasting of the tissues of the body, usually tuberculous.
Contraceptive a substance to prevent conception.