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Appendix A
Pharm med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ante- | before |
| anti- | after |
| brady- | slow |
| ect- | outside |
| endo | within |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | half |
| super- | above |
| supra- | above/on top of |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -ectomoy | surgical removal/incision |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | creation of opening |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phagia | eating/swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -angi/o | vessel |
| -arthr/o | joint |
| audi/o | hearing/sound |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | bladder/sac |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| mening/o | meninges |
| muc/o | muscles |
| myel/o | bone marrow/spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/o | hair |
| pneum/o | lungs/air |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| metastasis | spread of cancer cells |
| anemia | reduction in rbc's |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| subcutaneous | below the skin |