Pharmacy Practice Block 2
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199 terms
Polish | English |
|---|---|
 stomato | mouth |
| dento | teeth |
| glosso/linguo | tongue |
| gingivo | gums |
| encephalo | brain |
| gastro | stomach |
| entero | intestines |
| colo | large intestine |
| procto | anus/rectum |
| hepato | liver |
| nephro/rene | kidney |
| orchido | testes |
| oophoro | ovary |
| hystero/metro | uterus |
| salpingo | uterine tubes |
| dermo | skin |
| masto/mammo | breast |
| osteo | bones |
| cardio | heart |
| cysto | bladder |
| rhino | nose |
| phlebo/veno | veins |
| pneumo/pulmo | lungs |
| hemo/emia | blood |
| itis | inflammation |
| ectomy | to cut out or remove |
| otomy | to cut into |
| ostomy | to make a 'mouth' |
| a/an | without, none |
| ology/ologist | study/specialize in |
| oma | swelling |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| mega/megaly | enlarged |
| scopy/scopic | to look or observe |
| graphy/graph | recording an image |
| gram | the image itself |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| cyan/o | blue |
| xanth/o / jaundice | yellow |
| erythro/rubor | red |
| aden/o | gland |
| lip/o | fat |
| my/o | muscle |
| lymph/o | lymph tissue |
| carcin/o | malignant |
| osteo/o | bone |
| endo | within, inside of |
| peri | around |
| circum | around |
| retro | behind |
| epi | upon, on top |
| trans | through |
| intra | within |
| sub | below |
| cardi/o | heart |
| brady/tachy | slow/fast |
| angi/o | vessel |
| veno/phlebo | vein |
| stasis | to stop |
| cyte | cell |
| hem/o / emia | blood |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | inside the head (brain) |
| mening/o | membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| dys | difficult, painful, abnormal |
| cele | hernia; abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position |
| pathy | disease |
| plasia | development, formation, growth |
| plegia | paralysis |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| emes/o | vomit |
| lith/o | stone |
| iasis (osis) | abnormal condition |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| centesis | to puncture |
| tripsy | to crush |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| rhin/o | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| trache/o | trachea |
| bronch/o | air passages in lungs |
| pne/u / pnea | breath, air, lungs |
| pulmo/o | lung |
| ptysis | spitting/coughing |
| plasty | reconstruction |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| hydro/o | water |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| pyel/o | renal collecting duct |
| ur/o, uria | urine |
| olig/o | less than normal |
| pexy | surgically reattach |
| orchid/o, test/o | testes |
| balan/o | head of penis |
| andr/o | male |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| rrhaphy | to suture |
| hyster/o, metr/o | uterus |
| salping/o, salpinx | uterine tube |
| colp/o | vagina |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| pareunia, coitus | intercourse |
| gravida | pregnancy |
| para | live birth |
| part/o, toc/o | labor/birth/delivery |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| ten/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| burs/o | bursa sac |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| malacia | softening |
| porosis | porous |
| asthenia | weakness |
| trophy | development, stimulation, maintenance |
| algia, algesia | pain |
| ac | before meals |
| a.d. | right ear |
| a.s. | left ear |
| a.u. | both ears |
| ad | water |
| BID | twice a day |
| BSA | body surface area |
| c | with |
| caps | capsules |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| dil | dilute |
| disp | dispense |
| div | divide |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| elix | elixir |
| EtOH | ethanol |
| gm | gram |
| gr | grain |
| gtt | drop |
| hs | bedtime |
| inj | injection |
| IV | intravenous injection |
| IM | intramuscular injection |
| ID | intradermal injection |
| IU | international units |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | liter |
| mcg | microgram |
| mEq | milliequivalent |
| mg | milligram |
| mg/kg | milligram/kilogram |
| mg/m2 | milligrams/square meter |
| mL | milliliter |
| mOsmol | milliosmole |
| MS | morphine sulfate |
| NS | normal saline |
| ou | each eye |
| od | right eye |
| os | left eye |
| pc | after meals |
| po | by mouth |
| pr | rectally |
| PRN | as needed or when necessary |
| q | every |
| qd | every day |
| qid | four times daily |
| qod | every other day |
| qs | as much as is sufficient |
| qs ad | a sufficient quantity to |
| qh | every hour |
| q_h | every _ hour |
| s | without |
| ss | one half |
| SC/SQ | subcutaneous injection |
| Sig | write on label |
| SL | sublingual |
| stat | now, immediately |
| supp | suppository |
| susp | suspension |
| Sx | symptom |
| Syr | syrup |
| tab | tablet |
| tid | three times a day |
| tiw | three times a week |
| Tbsp | tablespoon |
| Tsp | teaspoon |
| Tx | treatment |
| top | topically |
| U | unit |
| ud | as directed |
| ung | ointment |
| ut dict | as directed |
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