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prefixes and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an | without |
| brady | slow |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above normal;excessive |
| hypo | below normal |
| multi | many |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| tachy | rapid |
| endo | within,inner |
| epi | upon,over |
| a | without; away from |
| an | without |
| anti | against |
| contra | against |
| dys | impaired |
| im | not |
| mal | bad;ill |
| pseudo | false |
| alb | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| eosin/o | rosy |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| purpur/o | purple |
| rose/o | pink |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| algia;-dynia | pain |
| edema | swelling |
| emesis | vomiting |
| emia | presence in the blood |
| ia | state;condition |
| ism | state;condition |
| itis | inflamation |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| benign | tissue determined to be normal(not cancerous) |
| malignant | tissue that is cancerous and will grow out of control |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ac | before meals |
| ad lib | as much as needed |
| ADR | adverse drug reaction |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficency syndrome |
| APhA | American Pharmacists Association |
| AAPT | Association of Pharmacy Technicians |
| ards | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| arf | acute renal failure |
| asap | as soon as possible |
| ashd | atherosclerotic heart disease |
| bbvd | bloodborne viral infection |
| be | barium enema |
| bid | twice daily |
| biw | twice weekly |
| bom | bilateral otitis media(ear infection) |
| 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(stroke) |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DPT | diptheria,pertussis,tetanus vaccine |
| dx | diagnosis |
| ETOH | ethanol(alcohol) |