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Match the following terms with the correct definition.

Antibiotic

Vaccine

Antifungal

Prescription medicine

Over-the-counter medicines

Depressant

Alcohol poisoning

Antiviral

Intoxication

Drugs

MedicineBinge drinking

#: medicines that suppress a virus, but do not sill it.

#: a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.

#: substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.

#: drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases or other conditions.

:: drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting.

:: class of drug that destroy disease-causing microorganisms, called bacteria.

#: medicines that are dispensed only with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner.

the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance, and the person's physical and mental control is
significantly reduce.

#: prevents a person from contracting a specific disease.

#: medicines you can buy without a doctor's prescription.

# a drug that slows the central nervous system.

#: suppress or kill fungus cells.

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Here are the matched terms with their correct definitions:

  • Antibiotic: class of drug that destroys disease-causing microorganisms, called bacteria.

  • Vaccine: prevents a person from contracting a specific disease.

  • Antifungal: suppress or kill fungus cells.

  • Prescription medicine: medicines that are dispensed only with the written approval of a licensed physician or nurse practitioner.

  • Over-the-counter medicines: medicines you can buy without a doctor's prescription.

  • Depressant: a drug that slows the central nervous system.

  • Alcohol poisoning: a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose.

  • Antiviral: medicines that suppress a virus, but do not kill it.

  • Intoxication: the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance, and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced.

  • Drugs: substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.

  • Binge drinking: drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one sitting.