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Pharmacy Tech -TERMS
Root words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations
Question | Answer | Word Part |
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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 |