Unit 4 Pharm Terminology List B

Question 1

The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle.

Answer 1

acromion process

Question 2

A thin-walled, disposable glass container with a narrow neck that you must snap off to access the medication.

Answer 2

ampule

Question 3

The slanted portion of a needle tip that facilitates nontraumatic entry into tissue.

Answer 3

bevel

Question 4

Relating to the cheek or mouth.

Answer 4

buccal

Question 5

A flexible tube that may be inserted into a duct or cavity to deliver medication. May be guided by a trocar (sharp instrument).

Answer 5

cannula

Question 6

The angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids.

Answer 6

canthus

Question 7

A special container made of gelatin, sized for a single dose of a drug.

Answer 7

capsule

Question 8

A large, thick triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint.

Answer 8

Deltoid

Question 9

A clear liquid containing water, alcohol, sweeteners or flavors, used primarily as a vehicle for the oral administration of a drug.

Answer 9

elixir

Question 10

Concerning a drug formulation in which tablet or capsules are coated with a special compound that does not dissolve until the tablet or capsule is exposed to the fluids in the small intestine.

Answer 10

enteric coated (EC)

Question 11

A very concentrated form of a drug made from animals or vegetables; may be a syrupy liquid or a powder.

Answer 11

extract

Question 12

An alcohol-based solution of a drug from a vegetable source (e.g., belladonna); the most concentrated of the fluid preparations.

Answer 12

fluid extract

Question 13

A standard of measurement. Includes caliber and dimensions, as in syringe needles.

Answer 13

gauge

Question 14

Pertaining to the buttocks.

Answer 14

gluteal

Question 15

A thick process at the upper end of the femur projecting upward externally to the union of the neck and shaft of the femur.

Answer 15

greater trochanter

Question 16

The drug is injected under the skin, into the dermis.

Answer 16

intradermal

Question 17

Within a muscle.

Answer 17

intramuscular

Question 18

A small, dry, medicinal solid to be held in mouth until it dissolves.

Answer 18

lozenge
(troche)

Question 19

A tubular space or the channel within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube. Needles, Catheters have these.

Answer 19

Lumen

Question 20

The curved upper surface of a liquid in a container.

Answer 20

meniscus

Question 21

A soft, medicated, fatty substance for external application to the body, having antiseptic, cosmetic, or healing properties.

Answer 21

ointment

Question 22

Drug taken into the body other than through the digestive system.

Answer 22

parenteral

Question 23

In related to a meal.

Answer 23

prandial
(pre and post prandial)

Question 24

Finely ground drug(s), usually mixed with a liquid before ingesting, some are used internally, others externally.

Answer 24

powder

Question 25

Drug(s) dissolved in a liquid carrier.

Answer 25

solution

Question 26

A concentrated alcohol-based solution of a volatile substance or oil; contains larger amounts of the substance than can be dissolved in water.

Answer 26

spirits

Question 27

The drug is injected into the subcutaneous tissue under the skin.

Answer 27

subcutaneous

Question 28

Beneath or concerning the area beneath the tongue.

Answer 28

sublingual

Question 29

A semisolid substance for introduction into the rectum, vagina, or urethra, where it dissolves.

Answer 29

suppository

Question 30

The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid or another solid; also a substance in this state.

Answer 30

suspension

Question 31

An aqueous solution of sugar, used to disguise unpleasant taste of drugs.

Answer 31

syrup

Question 32

A small, disc-like mass of medicinal powder. Medicine in the form of a tiny solid mass or pellet to be swallowed or chewed; may be coated.

Answer 32

tablet / pill

Question 33

An alcohol or water-and-alcohol solution made by extracting potent plants; may also be used externally.

Answer 33

tincture

Question 34

Pertaining to a definite surface area; local.

Answer 34

topical

Question 35

Determined amount adopted as a standard of measurement. Used for insulin and heparin.

Answer 35

unit

Question 36

One of three muscles of the thigh.

Answer 36

Vastus Lateralis

Question 37

A single-dose or multi-dose plastic or glass container with a rubber stopper that reseals the top after each needle introduction.

Answer 37

vial