pharm tech 3.1 key term study guide

arthr

joint

cardi

heart

cyst

bladder

derma

skin

dont

teeth

pneum

lung

thyroid

thyroid

encephala

brain

gastr

stomach

glyc

sugar

hemat

blood

hepat

liver

thorax

chest

ven

vein

a-, an-

without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient

pre-, pro-

before

post-

after

intra-

within

inter-

between

per-

around

endo-

within

exo-

outside

dys-

painful

poly-

many

mono-

one

bi-

two or both

tri-

three

micro-

small

macro-

large

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition

-emia

blood condition

-algia

pain

-ectomy

removal

-otomy

incision

-stomy

new opening

-gram

record

-graphy

recording process

-logy

study of

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair, reconstruction

-scopy

examination

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

softening

-pnea

breathing

-rrhea

discharge

-rrhage

to burst forth

-uria

urination

-ic

pertaining to

po

by mouth

SL

sublingually (under the tongue)

top

topically / locally

inh

inhalation; inhale

SC (subc, subq)

subcutaneous

IM

intramuscular

IV

intravenous

bid

twice a day

tid

three times a day

qid

four times a day

ad

right ear

as, al

left ear

au

each ear

i, ii, etc

one, two, etc

UD

as directed

gtt

drop

NR

no refill

am

morning

crm

cream

q _ h

every _ hour(s)

prn

as needed

ac

before food / meals

pc

after food / meals

hs

at bedtime

tab

tablet

cap

capsule

SR / XR / XL

slow/extended release

mL

milliliter

mg

milligram

od

right eye

os, ol

left eye

ou

Each eye

DAW

dispense as written

c, w

with

s, w/o

without

stat

Immediately, now

pm

evening

ung, oint

ointment

erm(at)

skin

cutane

skin

kerat

hard/keratin

onych

nail

oste

bone

arthr

joint

crani

skull

spondyl

vertebrae