PHARM TECH TUES S1 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

What does the prefix 'dermato' refer to?

Skin

What does the prefix 'patho' mean?

Disease

What does 'adeno' signify in medical terminology?

Gland

What type of disease does 'carcino' refer to?

Cancer

What does 'entero' indicate?

Small intestine

What is the meaning of the prefix 'ophthalmo'?

Eye

What does 'gyneco' denote?

Female

What organ does 'nephro' refer to?

Kidney

What does the prefix 'cardio' relate to?

Heart

What does 'pulmono' pertain to?

Lung

What is the meaning of the prefix 'chemo'?

Chemical

What does 'laryngo' refer to?

Voice box

What does the prefix 'quadri' mean?

Four

What does 'neuro' refer to in medical terminology?

Nerve

What does 'oto' signify?

Ear

What is the meaning of 'ciso'?

Cut

What does 'hemato' refer to?

Blood

What does 'gastro' denote?

Stomach

What is the meaning of the prefix 'rhino'?

Nose

What does the prefix 'anti' mean?

Against

The prefix 'auto' signifies what?

Self

What does the prefix 'brady' mean?

Slow

What does the prefix 'de-' mean?

Away from

What does the prefix 'dys' indicate?

Painful, difficult

What does the prefix 'contra' mean?

Against

Which prefix indicates 'different'?

Hetero

Which prefix signifies 'the same'?

Homo

What does 'myo' mean?

To shut

What does the prefix 'peri' mean?

Around

What do 'hyper' and 'supra' mean?

Above, over

What do 'hypo' and 'sub' indicate?

Under, below

What does 'hydro' refer to?

Water

What do 'pre' and 'pro' signify?

Before

What does 'ultra' mean?

Beyond

What do 'trans' and 'per' mean?

Across, through

What does 'in' or 'un' mean?

Not

What does 'pseudo' mean?

False

What does 'post' refer to?

After

What does 'pan' mean?

All

What is the meaning of 'micro'?

Small

What does 'retro' indicate?

Behind

What does 'neo' refer to?

New

What does 'intra' mean?

Within

What does 'para' signify?

Beside, near

What does 'tachy' mean?

Rapid

What does 'inter' refer to?

Among, between

What does 'macro' denote?

Large

What does the prefix 'bi' mean?

Two

What does the prefix 'hemi' signify?

Half

What does the prefix 'mono' mean?

One

What does the prefix 'multi' indicate?

Many

What does 'nulli' refer to?

None

What does 'poly' denote?

Many

What does 'primi' indicate?

First

What does 'iatry' mean?

Medical treatment

What does 'pathy' refer to?

Disease

What does 'itis' signify?

Inflammation

What does 'cyte' mean?

Cell

What does 'logy' indicate?

Study of

What does 'genesis' refer to?

Produces

What is the meaning of 'megaly'?

Enlargement

What does 'ism' signify?

State of

What does 'iasis' or 'osis' refer to?

Abnormal condition

What does 'oma' mean?

Tumor

What does 'dynia' signify?

Pain

What does 'lysis' or 'lytic' mean?

Destruction

What does 'ectasis' refer to?

Dilation

What does 'malacia' indicate?

Abnormal softening

What does 'oid' mean?

Resembling

What is the meaning of 'phobia'?

Abnormal fear

What is the term for hardening in medical terminology?

Sclerosis

What is the suffix that indicates narrowing?

Stenosis

Is it true that spelling a medical term must never change?

True

What suffix indicates surgical removal?

Ectomy

What suffix is used to indicate surgically creating an opening?

Ostomy

What does 'otomy' mean?

Cutting into

What does 'plasty' signify?

Surgical repair

What does 'gram' mean in medical terms?

Record or picture

What does 'graph' refer to?

Instrument to record

What does 'scope' signify?

Instrument for viewing

What do the prefixes 'endo' and 'eso' mean?

Within/Inward (inside)

What does it mean when we use 'exo' or 'extra'?

Outside or external

Which prefix means upon or over?

Epi