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Pharmacology Terms

Pharmacology terms

TermDefinition
delus/o delude, mock, cheat
oma Tumor
lith/o Stone, calculus
my/o Muscle
di Twice, two
neur/o Nerve
pubert/o Ripe age, adult
plasm cell or tissue substance
plas/i, plas/o, plasia development, growth, formation
path/o pathy disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
iliac ilium
ne/o New, strange
vir/u Virus
strept/o Twisted chain
thym/o Thymus
sarc/o Flesh, connective tissue
Frontal Toward the front
Ventral Toward the belly
ology science or study of
cyt/o cyte Cell
ologist specialist
hist/o Tissue
physi Nature, physical
noni- Nine
Medial Toward the midline
Proximal Nearest the point of attachment
Distal Farthest from the point of attachment
Lateral Away from the midline
Anterior Toward the front
ab Away from
Dorsal Back
Superior Above the transverse plane
Inferior Below the transverse plane
Caudal Toward the feet
Posterior Toward the back
rrhaphy Suturing in place
cerebr/o Brain
retro Backward
abd/o Abdomen
ectasis Expansion, dilation
sten/o stenosis Narrowed, constricted
paleo Old
splen/o Spleen
natr/o Sodium
puls/o To beat, beating
dia Through
epi Upon, over
otomy Surgical incision
cephal/o Brain, head
mania manic state of mental disorder state of psychosis
tele Distant
manu/o Hand
occult Hidden
mes mesi/o Middle
idi/o Peculiar to the individual
tresia Perforation, opening, tubular structure
dem Populations
brachy Short
tom/o Slice
ectomy Surgical removal
anxi/o Anxiety
ous Relating to
claustr/o Barrier
encephal/o Brain
contus/o Bruise
caus/o Burning, burn
acr/o Extremities, Height
lymph/o Lymph, lymph nodes
concuss/o Shaken together, violently agitated
myel/o Spinal cord, bone marrow
narc/o Stupor
leuk/o White
hydr/o Water
esthesia Sensation, Feeling
traumato njury, wound, trauma
thalam/o Inner chamber, thalamus
psych/o Mind
radicul/o Root or nerve root
somn/o Sleep
son/o Sound
aur/o Ear
lumb lower back
par Abnormal
staphyl/o Cluster, bunches of grapes
phor Bearing, carrying
rug Wrinkle, fold, crease
ergy Action, effect, result
xen/o Strange or foreign matter
liter Liter
Meter Meter
esthesia Sensation, Feeling
graphy Process of creating a recording
milli 1/1,000, one one-thousandth
micro 1/1,000,000, one one- millionth
deci 1/10, one tenth
cent 1/100, on one- hundreth
deka 10, ten
hecto 100, one- hundred
kilo 1000, one- thousand
gram A metric unit of mass
tera One trillion
aa Of each
I&O Intake and output
hs Hour of Sleep \ Bedtime
A-B-Cs Airway, breathing, and circulation
CAB Chest compression, airway, breathing
ANS Autonomic Nervous System
ant Anterior
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
A&P Anatomy and Physiology
AED Automated External Defibrillator
ss One-half
CVA Cerebrovascular accident
ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
OTC Over the Counter
mg milligram
HEENT head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
TAB Tablet
EMT Emergency Medical Technician
PDR Physician's desk reference
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
CA Cancer
Hep A Hepatitis A
ASA Aspirin
CK Creatine kinase
mcg Micrograms
HCV Hepatitis C virus
NPO nothing by mouth
m Meter
h. or hr hour
CNS Central nervous system
ml milliliter
TID, tid Three times daily
LOC level of consciousness
CPE Complete physical examination
mEq milliequivalent
Rx prescription
H&P history and physical
po by mouth (per os)
BSA Body surface area
q.s a sufficient quantity
CSF Cerebrospinal Fluid
qh Every Hour
qd Every Day \ Once a Day
q Every
D/C, disc discontinue
gtt, gtts Drop, drops
qam Every Morning
qhs Every Night
ad. lib. as desired (ad libitum)
sig Directions
cap capsule
dr Dram
cm centimeter
kg kilogram
gal Gallon
ft foot
gr Grain
QID four times per day
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
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