PHRD 5020 Rx Essentials Medical Terminology and Abbreviations - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, Abbreviations (including do-not-use items), vital signs ranges, BMP/CBC terms, and core pharmacy vocabulary from the study guide.

A- (prefix)

No, not, or without

Intra- (prefix)

Within; inside

AB- (prefix)

Away from

Multi- (prefix)

Many; multiple

Ad- (prefix)

Toward

Neo- (prefix)

New

An- (prefix)

Not or without

Nulli- (prefix)

None; zero

Ante- (prefix)

Before

Onco- (prefix)

Tumor

Anti- (prefix)

Against

Pan- (prefix)

All

Bi- (prefix)

Two

Par- / Para- (prefix)

Near, beside, or abnormal

Brady- (prefix)

Slow

Path(o)- (prefix)

Disease

Contra- (prefix)

Against

Peri- (prefix)

Around

De- (prefix)

Down, from, or reversing

Poly- (prefix)

Many

Di- (prefix)

Twice

Post- (prefix)

After, behind

Eu- (prefix)

Normal or good

Sub- (prefix)

Below or under

Ex- (prefix)

Out, without, or away from

Super- (prefix)

Above or excess

Extra- (prefix)

Outside

Supra- (prefix)

Above

Hemi- (prefix)

Half

Tachy- (prefix)

Fast

Hyper- (prefix)

Excessive or more than normal

Trans- (prefix)

Across or through

Hypo- (prefix)

Beneath or below

Tri- (prefix)

Three

In- (prefix, negative sense)

In, inside, or negative

Uni- (prefix)

One

-ac (suffix)

Pertaining to

-ia (suffix)

Condition

-osis (suffix)

Condition, disease, or abnormal increase

-iasis (suffix)

Condition

-pathy (suffix)

Disease

-al (suffix)

Pertaining to

-iatric (suffix)

Medicine; relating to medical treatment of a condition

-algia (suffix)

Pain

-itis (suffix)

Inflammation

-plasty (suffix)

Surgical repair

-ectomy (suffix)

Excision (removal)

-scopy (suffix)

Viewing; examination by instrument

-lysis (suffix)

Destruction or dissolving

-emia (suffix)

Blood

-gram (suffix)

A record

-graph (suffix)

Instrument that records

-graphy (suffix)

Process of recording

-ose (suffix)

Sugar

-scope (suffix)

Instrument used to view or examine

-pnea (suffix)

Breathing

-logy (suffix)

The study or science of

-logist (suffix)

One who studies or a specialist

-ptysis (suffix)

Spitting

-cyte (suffix)

Cell

-lysis (suffix)

Destruction or dissolving

-scope (suffix)

Instrument used to view or examine

-ectasia (suffix)

Stretching or dilation

-lytic (suffix)

Capable of dissolving

-spasm (suffix)

Cramp or twitching

-malacia (suffix)

Softness

-stasis (suffix)

Stopping or controlling

-ectomy (suffix)

Excision (removal)

-mania (suffix)

Excessive preoccupation

-stenosis (suffix)

Narrowing or stricture

-emesis (suffix)

Vomiting

-megaly (suffix)

Enlargement

-stomy (suffix)

Artificial opening

-emia (suffix)

Blood (repetition kept for emphasis)

-meter (suffix)

Instrument used to measure

-tome (suffix)

Cutting instrument

-enia (suffix)

Decreased or deficient

-metry (suffix)

Process of measuring

-tomy (suffix)

Cutting (incision)

-er (suffix)

One who

-oid (suffix)

Resembling

-y (suffix)

State or condition

-genic/-genous (suffix)

Origin (beginning)

-ole (suffix)

Little or small

-genesis (suffix)

Origin (beginning)

-oma (suffix)

Tumor or swelling

-gram (suffix)

A record

-opia (suffix)

Vision

-graph (suffix)

Instrument that records

-ose (suffix)

Sugar

Abbreviations for combining forms: abdomen/o

Abdomen

hem/o / hemat/o

Blood

ox/o

Oxygen

acr/o

Extremity

hepat/o

Liver

par/o

Bearing offspring

an/o

Anus

hist/o

Tissue

path/o

Disease

angi/o

Vessel