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Appendix A
Pharm med terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |