Chap 21, Pharmacology, Terminology

Question 1

aer/o

Answer 1

air

Question 2

aerosol

Answer 2

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

Question 3

alges/o

Answer 3

sensitivity to pain

Question 4

analgesic

Answer 4

Pert. to without sensitivity to pain.

Question 5

bronch/o

Answer 5

bronchial tube

Question 6

bronchodilator

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

chem/o

Answer 7

drug

Question 8

chemotherapy

Answer 8

Treatment using drugs.

Question 9

cras/o

Answer 9

mixture

Question 10

idiosyncrasy

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

cutane/o

Answer 11

skin

Question 12

subcutaneous

Answer 12

Pert. to under the skin.

Question 13

derm/o

Answer 13

skin

Question 14

hypodermic

Answer 14

Pert. to under the skin.

Question 15

erg/o

Answer 15

work

Question 16

synergism

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

esthes/o

Answer 17

feeling, sensation

Question 18

anesthesia

Answer 18

Condition of being without nervous sensation.

Question 19

hist/o

Answer 19

tissue

Question 20

antihistamine

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

Histamine

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

hypn/o

Answer 22

sleep

Question 23

hypnotic

Answer 23

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

Question 24

iatr/o

Answer 24

treatment

Question 25

iatrogenic

Answer 25

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

Question 26

lingu/o

Answer 26

tongue

Question 27

sublingual

Answer 27

Pert. to under the tongue.

Question 28

myc/o

Answer 28

mold, fungus

Question 29

erythromycin

Answer 29

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

Question 30

narc/o

Answer 30

stupor

Question 31

narcotic

Answer 31

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

Question 32

or/o

Answer 32

mouth

Question 33

oral

Answer 33

Pert. to the mouth.

Question 34

pharmac/o

Answer 34

drug

Question 35

pharmacology

Answer 35

Study of drugs.

Question 36

prurit/o

Answer 36

itching

Question 37

antipruritic

Answer 37

Pert. to an agent that acts to relieve itching.

Question 38

pyret/o

Answer 38

fever

Question 39

antipyretic

Answer 39

Pert. to an agent that acts to relieve fever.

Question 40

thec/o

Answer 40

sheath (of brain & spinal cord)

Question 41

intrathecal

Answer 41

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

Question 42

tox/o

Answer 42

poison

Question 43

toxic

Answer 43

Pert. to poison.

Question 44

toxic/o

Answer 44

poison

Question 45

toxicology

Answer 45

Study of poisons & the harmful effects of drugs)

Question 46

vas/o

Answer 46

vessel

Question 47

vasodilator

Answer 47

Substance that causes blood vessels to widen.

Question 48

ven/o

Answer 48

vein

Question 49

intravenous

Answer 49

Pert. to within a vein.

Question 50

vit/o

Answer 50

life

Question 51

vitamin

Answer 51

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

Question 52

ana-

Answer 52

upward, excessive, again

Question 53

anaphylaxis

Answer 53

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

Question 54

anti-

Answer 54

against

Question 55

antidote

Answer 55

An agent given to counteract unwanted effect of a drug.

Question 56

antibiotic

Answer 56

A substance that acts against microorganisms, such as bacteria.

Question 57

contra-

Answer 57

against, opposite

Question 58

contraindication

Answer 58

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

Question 59

drug indications

Answer 59

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

Question 60

par-

Answer 60

other than, apart from

Question 61

parenteral

Answer 61

Pert to injection of drugs other than through the intestines.

Question 62

enter/o

Answer 62

intestine

Question 63

syn-

Answer 63

together, with

Question 64

synergistic

Answer 64

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).