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Prefixes;Roots Etc
Question | Answer |
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-afil | Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor (PDE) |
-asone | Corticosteroid |
-bicin | Antineoplastic; Cytotoxic Agent |
-caine | Local Anesthetic |
cef- ; ceph- | Cephalosporin Antibiotic |
-cillin | Penicillin Antibiotic |
cort- | Corticosteroid |
-cycline | Tetracycline Antibiotic |
-dazole | Anthelmintic; Antibiotic; Antibacterial |
-dipine | Calcium Channel Blocker |
-dronate | Bisphosphate; Bone Reabsorption Inhibitor |
-eprazole | Protein Pump Inhibitor (PPI) |
-fenac | NSAID |
-floxacin | Quinolone Antibiotic |
-gliptin | Antidiabetic; Inhibitor of the DPP-4 Enzyme |
-glitazone | Antidiabetic; Thiazolidinedione |
-iramine | Antihistamine |
-lamide | Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor |
-mab | Monoclonal Antibody |
-mustine | Alkylating Agent (Antineoplastic) |
-mycin | Antibiotic; Antibacterial |
-nacin | Muscarinic Antagonist (Anticholinergic) |
-nazole | Antifungal |
-olol | Beta Blocker |
-olone | Corticosteroid |
-olone | Anabolic Steroid |
-onide | Corticosteroid |
-oprazole | Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) |
parin; -parin | Antithrombotic; anticoagulant |
-phylline | Xanthine Derivative (Bronchodilator) |
-pramine | Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) |
pred; pred- | Corticosteroid |
-pril | ACE Inhibitor |
-profen | NSAID |
-ridone | Atypical Antipsychotic |
-sartan | Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist; ARB |
-semide | Loop Diuretic |
-setron | Sertonin 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonist |
-setron | Antiemetic and Antinauseant |
-statin | HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor; Statins |
sulfa- | Antibiotic; Anti-infective; Anti-inflammatory |
-tadine | Antiviral; Anti-influenza-A |
-tadine | Antihistamine |
-terol | Beta Agonist; Bronchodilator |
-thiazide | Thiazide Diuretic |
-tinib | Antineoplastic (Kinase Inhibitor) |
-trel | Female Hormone (Progestin) |
treten-; tretin; -tretin | Retinoid; Dermatologic Agent; form of Vitamin A |
-triptan | Antimigraine; Selective 5-HT Receptor Agonist |
-tyline | Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) |
vir;-vir | Antiviral; Anti-HIV |
vir;-vir | Antiviral; Anti-hepatitis |
-vir | Antiviral; Anti-herpes |
-vir | Antiviral; Anti-CMV |
-vir | Antiviral; Anti-flu |
-vudine | Antiviral; Nucleoside Analogues |
-zepam | Benzodiazepine |
-zodone | Antidepressant |
-zolam | Benzodiazepine |
-zosin | Alpha Blocker |