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P1 PHAR 7124
Pharmacy Practice II - Medical Terminology 133-199
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |