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P1 PHAR 7124
Pharmacy Practice II - Medical Terminology 133-199
Question | Answer |
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pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
-phasia | speech |
phleb/o | vein |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia, -plasm | growth, formation |
plasty | surgical repair |
-plegia | paralysis |
pleur/o | pleura |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o; pneumon/o | lung, air |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
poster/o | back (of body), behind, posterior |
pre- | before |
proct/o | anus,rectum |
-ptosis | prolapse,falling, dropping |
purpur- | purple |
pyel/o | renal, pelvis |
py/o | pus |
quadri- | four |
radi/o | x-rays, radiation |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
retin/o | retina |
rhin/o | nose |
-rrhage | bursting forth(of) |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
sacro/o | sacrum |
sclera/o | hardening, sclera (white of eye) |
-scopy | visual examination |
-spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
spermat/o | sperm |
spin/o | spine |
spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone) |
-stasis | at a standstill |
-stenosis | stricture, narrowing |
stomat/o | mouth |
-stomy | forming a new opening or mouth |
sub- | under, below |
supra- | above |
tachy- | rapid |
-therapy | treatment |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | blood clot |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tomy | incision, cut into |
tox/o | poison |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
tri- | three |
trich/o | hair |
-tripsy | crushing |
tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
-ule | small |
-uria, ur/o | urine, urination |
uretr/o | ureter |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of brain or heart) |
vesic/o | bladder |
vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) |
vulvo | vulva |
xanth/o | yellow |
xer/o | dry |