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Pharmacy Tech -TERMS
Root words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations
| Question | Answer | Word Part |
|---|---|---|
| CARD | HEART | Root Word |
| CYST | BLADDER | Root Word |
| GASTR | STOMACH | Root Word |
| HEMAT | BLOOD | Root Word |
| HEMAT | BLOOD | Root Word |
| HEPAT | LIVER | Root Word |
| MY | MUSCLE | Root Word |
| PECTOR | CHEST | Root Word |
| HEPAT | LIVER | Root Word |
| NEUR | NERVE | Root Word |
| PNEUM | LUNG | Root Word |
| NEUR | NERVE | Root Word |
| OCUL | EYE | Root Word |
| PNEUM | LUNG | Root Word |
| DERMA | SKIN | Root Word |
| OCUL | EYE | Root Word |
| VEN | VEIN | Root Word |
| DERMA | SKIN | Root Word |
| MAST | BREAST | Root Word |
| VEN | VEIN | Root Word |
| OSTE | BONE | Root Word |
| MAST | BREAST | Root Word |
| NEPHR | KIDNEY | Root Word |
| OSTE | BONE | Root Word |
| OT | EAR | Root Word |
| OT | EAR | Root Word |
| XERO | DRY | Root Word |
| OPIA | VISION | Root Word |
| USED TO CONNECT THE PREFIX, ROOT WORD, OR SUFFIX PARTS OF THE TERM | COMBINING VOWEL | "O" IS THE MOST COMMON COMBINING VOWEL |
| IS ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE ROOT WORD TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF THE TERM | PREFIX | |
| ADDED TO THE END OF A ROOT WORD | SUFFIX | |
| A | WITHOUT | PREFIX |
| AMBI | BOTH | PREFIX |
| ANTE | BEFORE | PREFIX |
| ANTI | AGAINST | PREFIX |
| BI | TWO OR BOTH | PREFIX |
| BRADY | SLOW | PREFIX |
| CHLOR | GREEN | PREFIX |
| CIRCUM | AROUND | PREFIX |
| CIRRH | YELLOW | PREFIX |
| CON | WITH | PREFIX |
| CONTRA | AGAINST | PREFIX |
| CYAN | BLUE | PREFIX |
| DIA | ACROSS OR THROUGH | PREFIX |
| DIS | SEPARATE FROM OR APART | PREFIX |
| DYS | PAINFUL OR DIFFICULT | PREFIX |
| EC | AWAY OR OUT | PREFIX |
| ECTO | OUTSIDE | PREFIX |
| ENDO | WITHIN | PREFIX |
| EPI | UPON | PREFIX |
| ERYTHR | RED | PREFIX |
| EU | GOOD OR NORMAL | PREFIX |
| EXO | OUTSIDE | PREFIX |
| HEMI | HALF | PREFIX |
| HETER | DIFFERENT | PREFIX |
| HYPER | ABOVE OR EXCESSIVE | PREFIX |
| HYPO | BELOW OR DEFICIENT | PREFIX |
| IM | NOT | PREFIX |
| IMMUN | SAFE OR PROTECTED | PREFIX |
| IN | NOT | PREFIX |
| INFRA | BELOW OR UNDER | PREFIX |
| INTER | BETWEEN | PREFIX |
| INTRA | WITHIN | PREFIX |
| ISO | EQUAL | PREFIX |
| LEUK | WHITE | PREFIX |
| MACRO | LARGE | PREFIX |
| MEDI | MIDDLE | PREFIX |
| MELAN | BLACK | PREFIX |
| MESO | MIDDLE | PREFIX |
| META | BEYOND, AFTER, CHANGING | PREFIX |
| MICRO | SMALL | PREFIX |
| MID | MIDDLE | PREFIX |
| MONO | ONE | PREFIX |
| MULTI | MANY | PREFIX |
| NEO | NEW | PREFIX |
| PAN | ALL | PREFIX |
| PARA | ALONGSIDE OF OR ABNORMAL | PREFIX |
| PERI | AROUND | PREFIX |
| POLIO | GRAY | PREFIX |
| POLY | MANY | PREFIX |
| POST | AFTER | PREFIX |
| PRE | BEFORE | PREFIX |
| PRO | BEFORE | PREFIX |
| PSEUDO | FALSE | PREFIX |
| PURPUR | PURPLE | PREFIX |
| QUADRI | FOUR | PREFIX |
| RE | AGAIN OR BACK | PREFIX |
| RETRO | AFTER | PREFIX |
| RUBE | RED | PREFIX |
| SEMI | HALF | PREFIX |
| SUB | BELOW OR UNDER | PREFIX |
| SUPER | ABOVE OR EXCESSIVE | PREFIX |
| SUPRA | ABOVE OR EXCESSIVE | PREFIX |
| SYM | WITH | PREFIX |
| SYN | WITH | PREFIX |
| TACHY | FAST | PREFIX |
| TRANS | ACROSS, THROUGH | PREFIX |
| TRI | THREE | PREFIX |
| ULTRA | BEYOND OR EXCESSIVE | PREFIX |
| UNI | ONE | PREFIX |
| XANTH | YELLOW | PREFIX |
| XER | DRY | PREFIX |
| AC | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| AL | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| ALGIA | PAIN | SUFFIX |
| AR | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| ARY | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| ASTHENIA | WITHOUT STRENGTH | SUFFIX |
| CELE | POUCHING OR HERNIA | SUFFIX |
| CYESIS | PREGNANCY | SUFFIX |
| CYNIA | PAIN | SUFFIX |
| EAL | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| EXTASIS | EXPANSION OR DILATION | SUFFIX |
| ECTOMY | REMOVAL | SUFFIX |
| EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION | SUFFIX |
| GENIC | ORIGIN OR PRODUCTION | SUFFIX |
| GRAM | RECORD | SUFFIX |
| GRAPH | RECORDING INSTRUMENT | SUFFIX |
| GRAPHY | RECORDING PROCESS | SUFFIX |
| IA | CONDITION OF | SUFFIX |
| IASIS | CONDITION, FORMATION OF | SUFFIX |
| IATRY | TREATMENT | SUFFIX |
| IC | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| ICLE | SMALL | SUFFIX |
| ISM | CONDITION OF | SUFFIX |
| ITIS | INFLAMMATION | SUFFIX |
| IUM | TISSUE OR STRUCTURE | SUFFIX |
| LITH | STONE, CALCULUS | SUFFIX |
| LOGY | STUDY OF | SUFFIX |
| LYSIS | BREAKING DOWN OR DISSOLUTION | SUFFIX |
| MALCIA | SOFTENING | SUFFIX |
| MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT | SUFFIX |
| METER | MEASURING INSTRUMENT | SUFFIX |
| METRY | MEASURING PROCESS | SUFFIX |
| MYCOSIS | FUNGAL INFECTION | SUFFIX |
| OID | RESEMBLING | SUFFIX |
| OLE | SMALL | SUFFIX |
| OMA | TUMOR | SUFFIX |
| OPIA | VISION | SUFFIX |
| OPSIA | VISION | SUFFIX |
| OSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION, INCREASE | SUFFIX |
| OSMIA | SMELL | SUFFIX |
| OUS | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| PARESIS | PARTIAL PARALYSIS | SUFFIX |
| PATHY | DISEASE | SUFFIX |
| PENIA | DECREASE | SUFFIX |
| PHAGIA | SWALLOWING | SUFFIX |
| PHASIA | SPEECH | SUFFIX |
| PHILIA | ATTRACTION FOR | SUFFIX |
| PHOBIA | FEAR | SUFFIX |
| PLASIA | FORMATION | SUFFIX |
| PLASTY | SURGICAL REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION | SUFFIX |
| PLEGIA | PARALYSIS, STROKE | SUFFIX |
| RRHAGE | TO BURST FORTH | SUFFIX |
| RRHEA | DISCHARGE | SUFFIX |
| SCLEROSIS | NARROWING, CONSTRICTION | SUFFIX |
| SCOPE | EXAMINATION INSTRUMENT | SUFFIX |
| SCOPY | EXAMNINATION | SUFFIX |
| SPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION | SUFFIX |
| STASIS | STOP OR STAND | SUFFIX |
| TIC | PERTAINING TO | SUFFIX |
| TOMY | INCISION | SUFFIX |
| TOCIA | CHILDBIRTH, LABOR | SUFFIX |
| TOXIC | POISON | SUFFIX |
| TROPIC | STIMULATE | SUFFIX |
| ULA | SMALL | SUFFIX |
| ULE | SMALL | SUFFIX |
| Y | CONDITION, PROCESS OF | SUFFIX |
| WHEN BLOOD IS FORCED OUT OF THE HEART, THE INCREASED PREASURE IS CALLED THIS | SYSTOLIC | TOP BLOOD PRESSURE NUMBER |
| THIS IS THE BLOOD PRESSURE AFTER THE HEART HAS COMPLETED A PUMPING STROKE | DIASTOLIC | BOTTOM BLOOD PRESSURE NUMBER |
| THROMB | CLOT | ROOT WORD |
| ANGI | VESSEL | ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR |
| AORT | AORTA | ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR |
| PHLEB | VEIN | ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR |
| STENOSIS | NARROWING | ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR |
| VEN | VEIN | ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR |
| GLYC | SUGAR | ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| LIPID | FAT | ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| NEPHR | KIDNEY | ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| PANCREAT | PANCREAS | ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| THYR | THYROID | ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
| CONSISTS OF THE GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES, CHEMICALS THAT ASSIST IN REGULATING BODY FUNCTIONS | ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | |
| ADD | ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER | |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME | |
| AWP | AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE | |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT | |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE | |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR | |
| BSA | BODY SURFACE AREA | |
| CA | CANCER | |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE | |
| COPD | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE | |
| DAW | DISPENSE AS WRITTEN | |
| D/C | DISCONTINUE | |
| DM | DIABETES MELITUS | |
| DOB | DATE OF BIRTH | |
| EC | ENTERIC COATED | |
| ENT | EARS, NOSE, THROAT | |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM | |
| GERD | GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE | |
| GTT | DROP | N |