Ch4 - Pharmaceutical and medical terminology and abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ending of word
A
suffix
2
Q
two or more roots
A
compound
3
Q
beginning of word
A
prefix
4
Q
main part of a word
A
root
5
Q
by mouth
A
po
6
Q
twice daily
A
bid
7
Q
every 4 hours
A
q4h
8
Q
before meals
A
ac
9
Q
stat
A
immediately
10
Q
daw
A
dispense as written
11
Q
chemical composition name
A
chemical name
12
Q
same as trade name
A
brand name
13
Q
marketable name
A
trade name
14
Q
drugs developers name
A
generic name
15
Q
osteomalacia
A
softening of the bones
16
Q
vomiting
A
-emesis
17
Q
the ability to use the word parts such as the root, suffix, and prefix to understand a medical term
A
word building
18
Q
tongue
A
lingua
19
Q
nose
A
rhino
20
Q
liver
A
hepato
21
Q
bone
A
oste
22
Q
dead
A
necro
23
Q
sig
A
write on label
24
Q
twisting of a joint that causes pain and disability
A
sprain
25
Q
Excessive secretion of milk after the cessation of nursing
A
galactorrhea
