Medicine Prefix and Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-afil
A
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor
2
Q
-asone
A
Corticosteroid
3
Q
-bital
A
Barbiturate (sedative)
4
Q
-caine
A
Local Anesthetic
5
Q
Cef-
A
Cephalosporin Antibiotic
6
Q
Ceph-
A
Cephalosporin Antibiotic
7
Q
-cillin
A
Penicillin Antibiotic
8
Q
Cort
A
Corticosteroid
9
Q
-cycline
A
Tetacycline Antibiotic
10
Q
-dazole
A
Anthelmintic
Antibiotic
Antibacterial
11
Q
-dipine
A
Calcium Channel Blocker
12
Q
-dronate
A
Bisphosphonate
Bone resorption inhibitor
13
Q
-eprazole
A
Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)
14
Q
-fenac
A
NSAID
15
Q
-floxacin
A
Quinolone Antibiotic
16
Q
-gliptin
A
Antidiabetic
inhibitor of the DPP-4 enzyme
17
Q
-glitazone
A
Antidiabetic
Thiazolidinedione
18
Q
-iramine
A
Antihistamine
19
Q
-lamide
A
anticonvulsant
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
20
Q
-mycin
A
Antibiotic
Antibacterial
21
Q
-nazole
A
Antifungal
22
Q
-olol
A
Beta Blocker
23
Q
-olone
A
Corticosteroid
24
Q
-olone
A
Anabolic Steroid
25
-onide
Corticosteroid
26
-oprazole
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI)
27
parin
Antithrombotic
Anticoagulant
28
-parin
Antithrombotic
Anticoagulant
29
-phylline
Xanthine Derivative
(bronchodilator)
30
-pramine
Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)
31
pred
Corticosteroid
32
Pred-
Corticosteroid
33
-pril
ACE Inhibitor
34
-profen
NSAID
35
-sartan
Angiotensin 2 receptor antagonist
ARB
36
-semide
Loop Diuretic
37
-setron
Antiemetic and Antinauseant
38
-statin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
(statins)
39
Sulfa-
Antibiotic
Anti-infective
Anti-inflammatory
40
-tadine
Antihistamine
41
-terol
Beta agonist
bronchodilator
42
-thiazide
Thiazide diuretic
43
-triptan
Antimigraine
Selective 5-HT receptor agonist
44
-tyline
Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA)
45
vir
antiviral
anti-HIV
46
-vir
antiviral
anti-HIV
47
-vudine
antiviral
nucleoside analogues
48
-zepam
Benzodiazepine
49
-zodone
Antidepressant
50
-zolam
Benzodiazepine
51
-zosin
Alpha Blocker
