Pharmacy Suffixes Terminology and Abbreviations Flashcards by Ceendi da Potato

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-ac

A

Pertaining to

Cardiac

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-al

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pertaining to

esophagael

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-algia

A

pain

neuralgia

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-ary

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pertaining to

pulmonary

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-cele

A

hernia

hydrocele

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

amniocentesis

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-cyte

A

cell

erythrocyte

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-dipsia

A

thirst

polydipsia

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

hysterectomy

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

A

blood condition

leukemia

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-genic

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producing, forming

carcinogenic

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-gram

A

record, picture

electrocardiogram

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-graph

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intrument for recording

electrocardiograph

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-graphy

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process of recording

sonography

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-iasis

A

pathological condition

cholelithiasis

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-iatry

A

treatment

psychiatry

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-ic

A

pertaining to

cephalic

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-itis

A

inflammation

arthritis

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-lepsy

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seizure

epilepsy

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-logist

A

specialist

neurologist

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-logy

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study of

biology

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-lysis

A

destruction, breaking down

neurolysis

-lytic

reduce, destroy | hemolytic

-malacia

softening | osteomalacia

-megaly

enlargement, enlarged | acromegaly

-meter

instrument to measure | cytometer

-metry

process of measuring | pelvimetry

-oid

resembling like | mucoid

-oma

tumor | melanoma

-opia

vision | diplopia

-osis

condition, abnormal condition | cyanosis

-partum

birth, labor | postpartum

-pathy

Disease | Osteopathy

-penia

deficiency, decreased number | Leukocytopenia

-pepsia

Digestion | Dyspepsia

-pexy

surgical fixation | Mastopexy

-philia

attraction to | chromophilia

-phobia

fear | aerophobia

-phonia

sound, voice | aphonia

-plasty

surgical repair | rhinoplasty

-ptosis

drooping, sagging | blepharoptosis

-rrhage

excessive flow or discharge | hemmorrhage

-rrhea

flow, discharge | diarrhea

-sclerosis

hardening | arteriosclerosis

-scope

instrument to view | laryngoscope

-scopy

process of viewing | endoscopy

-stasis

control, stopping, stop | hemostasis

-stenosis

narrowing | tracheostenosis

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening | colostomy

-therapy

treatment | hydrotherapy

-tomy

incision | craniotomy

-tripsy

crushing, rubbing | lithotripsy

-trophy

nourishment, development | atrophy

-tropia

turning | exotropia

-uria

urine, urination | nocturia