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prefixes and suffixes
Question | Answer |
---|---|
an | without |
brady | slow |
hemi | half |
hyper | above normal;excessive |
hypo | below normal |
multi | many |
pan | all |
poly | many |
tachy | rapid |
endo | within,inner |
epi | upon,over |
a | without; away from |
an | without |
anti | against |
contra | against |
dys | impaired |
im | not |
mal | bad;ill |
pseudo | false |
alb | white |
chlor/o | green |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
eosin/o | rosy |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
purpur/o | purple |
rose/o | pink |
xanth/o | yellow |
algia;-dynia | pain |
edema | swelling |
emesis | vomiting |
emia | presence in the blood |
ia | state;condition |
ism | state;condition |
itis | inflamation |
malacia | abnormal softening |
benign | tissue determined to be normal(not cancerous) |
malignant | tissue that is cancerous and will grow out of control |
ABG | arterial blood gas |
ac | before meals |
ad lib | as much as needed |
ADR | adverse drug reaction |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficency syndrome |
APhA | American Pharmacists Association |
AAPT | Association of Pharmacy Technicians |
ards | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
arf | acute renal failure |
asap | as soon as possible |
ashd | atherosclerotic heart disease |
bbvd | bloodborne viral infection |
be | barium enema |
bid | twice daily |
biw | twice weekly |
bom | bilateral otitis media(ear infection) |
bp | blood pressure |
c | with |
CA | cancer |
Ca | calcium |
cad | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CVA | cerebral vascular accident(stroke) |
DAW | dispense as written |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
DPT | diptheria,pertussis,tetanus vaccine |
dx | diagnosis |
ETOH | ethanol(alcohol) |