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Unit 1
Prefixes, suffixes, and rootwords
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Penicillins Amoxil, Trimox, Augmentin | Prefix: amoxi Root: cillin Suffix cillin |
| Macrolides: Zithromax and Biaxin | Root: thro Suffix: mycin |
| Fluoroquinolones: Cipro and Levaquin | Root: flox Suffix: Floxacin |
| Tetracyclines: Sumycin and Vibramycin | Root: cycle Suffix: cycline |
| Nitroimidazoles Flagyl | Root: nid Suffix: azole |
| Cephalosporins Omnicef and Keflex | Prefix: ceph Root: alexin |
| Lincosamides Cleocin | Root: mycin |
| Topical antibiotics Bactroban | Root: piroc Suffix: in |
| Nitrofuran antibiotics Macrobid | Prefix: Nitro Root: furan Suffix: toin |