Pharmacy Abbreviations/ Roots

Arter-

Artery

Arthr-

Joint

Bronch-

Bronchus

Carcin-

Cancer

Cardi-

Heart

Cyst-

Bladder

Derma-

Skin

Enter-

Abdomen/IntestineIntestines

Gastr-

Stomach

Gluco-

Sugar

Hemo-

Blood

Hepat-

Liver

My-

Muscle

Nasa-

Nose

Nephr-

Kidney

Neur-

Nerve

Oste-

Bone

Patho-

Disease

Phleb-

Vein

Pneum-

Lung

Psych-

Mind

Procto-

Rectum

Pulmo-

Lung

Ren-

Kidney

Rhin-

Nose

Thromb-

Blood Clot

Vas-

(Blood) Vessel

a- or an-

Without

Ante-

Before

Anti-

Inhibit or Oppose

Bio-

Living organisms

Brady-

Slow

Con-

Together

Contra-

Against

Dia-

Complete

Dys-

Abnormal or Difficult

En-

In

Ex-

Out

Hyper-

Too much

Hypo-

Too little

Inter-

Between or among

Intra-

Within

Macro-

Large

Mal-

Abnormal

Micro-

Small

Neo-

New

Para-

Around

Poly-

Many or Much

Post-

After or Behind

Pre-

Before or In Front

Sub-

Below or Underlying

Tachy-

Fast

-ac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ase

Enzyme

-cide

Kill or Killer

-cyte

Cell

-dipsia

Thirst

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-emia

Blood condition

-ic

Pertaining to

-itis

Inflammation

-logist

Specialist

-logy

Study of

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Condition

-pathy

Disease

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhage

Bursting of blood

-rrhea

Flowing discharge

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument

-scopy

Viewing of

-stasis

Control

-uria

Urine

ADE

Adverse Drug Effect

ADR

Adverse Drug Reaction

amt

amount

AWP

Average Wholesale Price

Cmpd or cpd

Compound

conc

concentration

D5/1/2NS

Dextrose 5% in 1/2 normal saline (Dextrose 5% in .45% sodium chloride)

D5NS

Dextrose 5% in normal saline (Dextrose 5% in .90% sodium chloride)

D5W

Dextrose 5% in water

DRG

Diagnosis-Related Group

dil

Diluent

D/C or DC

Discontinue

disp.

Dispense

DAW

Dispense as written

DEA

Drug Enforcement Administration

DUR

Drug utilization review

elix

Elixir

EC

Enteric-coated

XL

Extended release

fl.

Fluid

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

LR

Lactated Ringer's solution

liq

Liquid