Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Flashcards
Gamma
Γ γ
zeta
Ζ ζ
eta
Η η
iota
Ι ι
kappa
Κ κ
lambda
Λ λ
mu
Μ μ
nu
Ν ν
xi
Ξ ξ
omicron
Ο ο
rho
Ρ ρ
sigma
Σ σ/ς
tau
Τ τ
upsilon
Υ υ
phi
Φ φ
omega
Ω ω
hen/o
one
dy/o
two, pair
enne/a
nine
hendek/a
eleven
hekat/o, hecat/o, hekt/o, hect/o
hundred
chili/o, kil/o
one thousand
myri/o
ten thousand, innumerable
prot/o
first
deuter/o
second
trit/o
third
tetart/o
fourth, one-fourth
bis-
two times, two
tris-/ ter-
three times, three
tetrakis-/quater-
four times, four
quinqu/e
five
decim/o
tenth, ten
hydr/o
water, liquid, hydrogen
heli/o
sun, helium
lith/o
stone, lithium
nitr/o
nitrogenous
ox/o
oxygen
neon/o, ne/o
neon; new/recent
chlor/o
green, chlroine
chromi/o
chrom/o, chromat/o
chrominum
color
seleni/o
selen/o
selenium
moon, cresecent-shaped
brom/o
foul-smelling, bromine
crypt/o, krypt/o
hidden, covered, krypton
rhod/o
rose, red rhodium
xen/o
foreign, strange, xenon
bar/o
bary/o
weight, pressure
heavy, dull
osm/o
odor, smeel, osmium
thall/o
young branch, simple plants, thallium
aktin/o
ray, ray-like, radiation, actinium
natri/o, natr/o
sodium
kali/o, kal/o
potassium
calc/o
calcium, lime
ferr/o
iron
argent/o
silver
cupr/o
copper
stann/o
tin
aur/o
gold
hydrargyr/o
mercury
titano/o
titanium
hedr/o
side
mer/o, -mer, -mere
part, partial
goni/o, gon/o, -gon
angle
erg/o, -urgy
work
pyr/o
fire, fever
hygr/o
moisture, wet, humidity
therm/o, -therm
heat, temperature
calor/o, cal/o
heat, calorie
stoichi/o
element
psychr/o
cold
xer/o
dry
ge/o
earth, land
aer/o
air
top/o, -tope
place
trop/o, -trope
turn, change
cis/o, -cide
cut, kill
trans-
across, through
cis-
on this side
sesqui-
1 1/2
is/o
equal
hom/o
same
heter/o
different form, other
enanti/o
opposite
all/o
different, other, foreign
neutr/o
neither, neutral
electr/o
electricity
hod/o, od/o, -ode
road, path, traveling
mol/o
molecul/o
mass, mole
molecule
osm/o
impulse, push, osmosis
val/o
strength
stere/o
solid, 3D
Rx
prescription
Signa/Sig
administration instructions
p.o
through mouth; orally
SL
sublingual, under the tongue
PR
through the rectum, rectally
PV
through vagina, vaginally
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IV
intravenous
SC (Sub-Q)
subcutaneous
ad
to, up to
ad lib.
at pleasure/as desired
alt.h.
every other hour
ā
before
a.c.
before food
a.m.
before midday (morning)
aq.
water
aur.; a
ear
a.d.
right ear
a.s.
left ear
a.u.
each ear
bis
twice
b.i.d.
twice a day
c̄
with
c.c.
with food
d
day
d/c
discharge/discontinue
Dx
diagnosis
et
and
h.
hour
h.s.
hour of sleep (at bedtime)
noc.
at night
NPO
nothing by mouth
o.d.
right eye
o.s.
left eye
o.u.
each eye (both)
o.m.
every morning
o.n.
every night
p- (p-bar)
after
per
through
p.c.
after meal
p.m.
after midday (afternoon)
p.r.n.
under present circumstance (as needed)
q
every
q.d.
q.2d.
q.3d.
every day
every 2 days
every 3 days
q.h.
q.2h.
q.3h.
every hour
every 2 hours
every 3 hours
q.i.d.
four times a day
s- (s-bar)
without
s-s- (ss-bars)
one half
S, Sig.
indicate (on label)
stat.
immediately
t.i.d
three times a day
ut dict.; u.d.
as directed
