chapter 21 Flashcards
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
bronch/o
bronchial tube
chem/o
drug
cras/o
mixture
cutane/o
skin
derm/o
skin
erg/o
work
esthes/o
feeling, sensation
hist/o
tissue
hypn/o
sleep
iatr/o
treatment
lingu/o
tongue
myc/o
fungus, mold
narc/o
stupor
or/o
mouth
pharmac/o
drug
prurit/o
itching
pyret/o
fever
thec/o
sheath
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
vas/o
vessel
ven/o
vein
vit/o
life
analgesic
relives pain
anesthetic
reduces or eliminates sensation; general and local
antibiotic
chemical substance; produced by a plant or microorganism that has the ability to inhibit or destroy foreign organisms in the body
anticoagulant
prevents blood clotting
antidepressant
relieves symptoms of depresion
anticonvulsant
prevents convulsions
antidiabetic
drug given to prevent r treat diabetes mellitus
antihistamine
prevents histamine and helps prevent the symptoms of allergies
antiplatelet
reduces the tenancy of platelets to stick together and form a clot
antiviral
acts against viruses such as HIV
cardiovascular drug
acts n the heart and blood vessels
endocrine drug
hormone or hormone like drug
GI drug
relieves symptoms o disease in the GI tract
hypnotic
produces a sleep or trance like state
respiratory drug
treats asthma, emphysema and infections of the respiratory tract
sedative
mildly hypnotic drug that relaxes without producing sleep
stimulant
excites and promotes activity
tranquilizer
controls anxiety and severe disturbance of behaviour
oral
- caplets
- capsules
- tablets
sublingual
-tablets
parenteral
- intracavity
- intradermal
- intramuscular
- intrathecal
- intravenous
- pumps
- subcutaneous
inhalation
aerosols
topical
- lotions
- creams
- ointments
- transdermal patches
are/o
air
