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Pharmacy Tech abberavations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algesia | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme (make a noun) |
| -ate | (makes a verb) |
| -cele | herniation, prolasped |
| -cide | killer |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -coccus | berry |
| -clasis | break |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal of cut out |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | hematemesis, antiemetic |
| -genic | producing |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | a device which recording |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -ism | condition, state |
| -ist | specialist |