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daniela week 1 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| word element | in medical terminology,made up of word roots,prefixes,and suffixes |
| word root | a primary building block |
| combining form | a word type that facilitates the attachment of a prefix, or suffix |
| prefix | a word element attached to the beginning of a word |
| suffix | a word elemtn attached to the end of a word |
| a, an | without |
| brady | slow |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above normal;excessive |
| hypo | below normal |
| multi,poly | many |
| pan | all |
| tachy | rapid |
| endo | within,inner |
| epi | upon,over |
| anti,contra | against |
| dys | impaired |
| im,in | not |
| mal | bad;ill |
| pseudo | false |
| alb,leuk-/o- | white |
| chlor-/o | green |
| cyan-/o | blue |
| erythr-/o | red |
| melan-/o | black |
| pupur-/o | purple |
| rose-/o | rose;pink |
| xanth-/o | yellow |
| -algia;dynia | pain |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | presenc in the blood |
| -ia,ism | state;condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| oma | tumor;mass |
| -osis | diseased condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhagia | excessive;abnormal |
| -rrhea | flow;discharge |
| -uria | a particular substance in urine |
| benign | not cancerous;non progressive |
| malignant | is cancerous;progressive |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ac | before eating |
| ad lib | as much as needed |
| ADR | adverse drug reaction |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| APhA | american Pharmacists Association |
| APT | association of pharmacy technicians |
| AAPT | american association of pharmacy technician |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| asap | as soon as possible |
| ashd | atherosclerotic heart disease |
| bbvd | bloodborne viralinfection |
| be | barium enema |
| bid | twice a day |
| biw | twice weekly |
| bom | bilateral otitis media (ear infection) both ears |
| bp | blood pressure |
| c | with |
| CA | cancer |
| ca | calcium |
| cad | coronary artery disease |
| chf | congestive heart failure |
| copd | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| cva | cerebral vascular accident |
| daw | dispense as written |
| dm | diabetes mellitus |
| dpt | diphtheria,pertussis,tetanus vaccine |
| dx | diagnosis |
| etoh | ethanol,alcohol |