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Chap 21, Pharmacology, Terminology Flashcards

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aer/o

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air

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aerosol

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Particles of drug (in solution) suspended in air. The suffix -sol means solution.

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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analgesic

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Pert. to without sensitivity to pain.

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchodilator

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Drug that relaxes the smooth muscle lining bronchial tubes & used to treat asthma, emphysema, & chronic bronchitis. Theophylline is a smooth muscle relaxant used to treat asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.

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chem/o

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drug

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chemotherapy

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Treatment using drugs.

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cras/o

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mixture

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idiosyncrasy

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An unexpected effect of a drug that is peculiar to an individual. Idi/o means individual, peculiar; syn- means together. An idiosyncrasy is an abnormal, unexpected effect of a drug that is peculiar to an individual.

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cutane/o

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skin

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subcutaneous

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Pert. to under the skin.

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derm/o

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skin

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hypodermic

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Pert. to under the skin.

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erg/o

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work

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synergism

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Condition of working together; the drug action in which the combination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone.

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esthes/o

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feeling, sensation

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anesthesia

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Condition of being without nervous sensation.

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hist/o

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tissue

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antihistamine

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Agent that acts against histamine production in the body. Histamine is released as a result of an allergic reaction. The suffix -amine indicates a nitrogen-containing compound.

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Histamine

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is a substance found in all body tissues (it causes capillary dilation and gastric acid secretion and constricts bronchial tube smooth muscles); an excess of histamine is released when the body comes into contact with substances to which it is sensitive.

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hypn/o

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sleep

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hypnotic

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Pert. to a condition of sleep ( a trance-like state).

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iatr/o

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treatment

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iatrogenic

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Pert. to an adverse condition that’s caused or produced by a physician or a specific treatment.

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lingu/o

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tongue

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sublingual

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Pert. to under the tongue.

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myc/o

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mold, fungus

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erythromycin

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Antibiotic produced from a red (erythr/o) mold (myc/o).

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narc/o

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stupor

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narcotic

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Pert. to a substance that produces stupor (has a morphine or opium-like action).

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or/o

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mouth

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oral

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Pert. to the mouth.

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pharmac/o

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drug

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pharmacology

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Study of drugs.

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prurit/o

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itching

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antipruritic

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Pert. to an agent that acts to relieve itching.

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pyret/o

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fever

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antipyretic

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Pert. to an agent that acts to relieve fever.

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thec/o

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sheath (of brain & spinal cord)

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intrathecal

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Pert. to within the sheath of membranes surrounding the spinal cord.

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tox/o

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poison

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toxic

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Pert. to poison.

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toxic/o

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poison

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toxicology

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Study of poisons & the harmful effects of drugs)

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vas/o

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vessel

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vasodilator

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Substance that causes blood vessels to widen.

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ven/o

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vein

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intravenous

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Pert. to within a vein.

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vit/o

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life

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vitamin

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A substance in foods that is essential in small quantities for growth and good health (life-giving amines).

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ana-

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upward, excessive, again

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anaphylaxis

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A hypersensitive state of the body to a foreign protein (antigen) or drug; can produce severe symptoms and shock.

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anti-

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against

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antidote

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An agent given to counteract unwanted effect of a drug.

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antibiotic

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A substance that acts against microorganisms, such as bacteria.

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contra-

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against, opposite

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contraindication

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Factor in the patient’s condition that prevents the use of a drug or treatment.

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drug indications

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are reasons to prescribe a medication; a bacterial infection may be an indication to prescribe a specific antibiotic.

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par-

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other than, apart from

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parenteral

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Pert to injection of drugs other than through the intestines.

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enter/o

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intestine

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syn-

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together, with

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synergistic

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Pertaining to synergism (the drug action in which the sum of the effects of giving two drugs together is greater than that of giving each drug alone).

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