Analogue
Analogue
Analogue (pronounced: /ˈæn.əl.ɒɡ/), also spelled analog in American English, is a term derived from the Greek word analogos which means "proportional".
In the context of medicine, an analogue refers to a compound that resembles another in structure but not necessarily in function. Analogue can also refer to something that is similar to something else in design, origin, use, etc.
Etymology
The term analogue comes from the Greek word analogos, meaning "proportional". It was first used in the English language in the 19th century, originally in reference to the mathematical term for a proportionate relationship.
Related Terms
- Biochemistry: The branch of science concerned with the chemical and physicochemical processes and substances that occur within living organisms.
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
- Chemistry: The branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.
- Medicine: The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
- Drug: A medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body.
See Also
- Analog (disambiguation): Other uses of the term analogue/analog.
- Chemical structure: The arrangement of atoms within a molecule.
- Pharmaceutical drug: Any chemical substance formulated or compounded as single active ingredient or in combination of other pharmacologically active substance, it may be in a separate but packed in a single dose packing and it is for direct consumption by the patients, whether it is internal, or external or for use in the medical, surgical, dental or veterinary fields.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Analogue
- Wikipedia's article - Analogue
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