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Medical Word Terminology for Pharmacy Practice I
Medical Word Terminology for Pharmacy Practice I
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-angi/o
 Definition
vessel(usually blood or lymph)
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front, anterior
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arthro/o
 Definition
joint
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
bronch/o; bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (plural=bronchi)
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum (brain)
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
Term
chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile/gall
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
-cide
 Definition
kill, destroy
Term
col/o, colon/o
 Definition
colon(large intestine)
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium(skull)
Term
cutane/o
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
-cyte, cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dent/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
-derma, derm/o, dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electric
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine (usually small)
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
-gen, -genesis
 Definition
producing, forming
Term
gero-
 Definition
aged
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gum
Term
glauc-
 Definition
gray
Term
-gloss
 Definition
tongue
Term
gluc/o, glyc/o
 Definition
sugar, glucose
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-gravida
 Definition
pregnant woman
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hemangi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half, partly
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
in-
 Definition
not
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx(voice box)
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
Term
-logy
 Definition
the study of
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back, loin
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation, destruction, loosening
Term
lyso-
 Definition
dissolving
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
mamm/o, mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
maxilla/o
 Definition
jaw
Term
megal/o
 Definition
enlargement
Term
melano/o
 Definition
black
Term
meningi/o; mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses, menstruation
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure, instrument for measuring
Term
metr/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
necr/o
 Definition
death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
noct/o
 Definition
night
Term
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
orchid/o
 Definition
testis
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
para-
 Definition
near, beside, around
Term
patell/o
 Definition
knee cap
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-pedia
 Definition
child
Term
ped/o
 Definition
foot
Term
pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
-penia
 Definition
decreased
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-peri
 Definition
around
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallow, eat
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (finger, toe)
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-plasia, -plasm
 Definition
growth, formation
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneum/o; pneumon/o
 Definition
lung; air
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back (of body), behind, posterior
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, falling, dropping
Term
purpur-
 Definition
purple
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal, pelvis
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
radi/o
 Definition
x-rays, radiation
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
sacro/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
sclera/o
 Definition
hardening, sclera (white of the eye)
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
Term
spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra (backbone)
Term
-stasis
 Definition
at a standstill
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
stricture, narrowing
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming a new opening or mouth
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
therm/o
 Definition
heat
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision, cut into
Term
tox/o
 Definition
poison
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
tympan/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
Term
-ule
 Definition
small
Term
-uria, ur/o
 Definition
urine, urination
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle (of brain or heart)
Term
vesic/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra (backbone)
Term
vulvo
 Definition
vulva
Term
xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
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