Download Medical Prefixes and Suffixes: A Comprehensive List and more Quizzes Pharmacology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Arthr/o DEFINITION 1 Joint TERM 2 Card/I/o/ DEFINITION 2 Heart TERM 3 Derm/o , dermat/o DEFINITION 3 skin TERM 4 Gastr/o DEFINITION 4 Stomach TERM 5 Ger/o. geront/o DEFINITION 5 aged TERM 6 Opthalm/o, ocul/o DEFINITION 6 Eye TERM 7 Oste/o DEFINITION 7 Bone TERM 8 Ot/o, aur/o, auricul/o DEFINITION 8 Ear TERM 9 Path/o DEFINITION 9 Disease TERM 10 Phag/o DEFINITION 10 Eating, swallowing TERM 21 ante- , pre- DEFINITION 21 before TERM 22 anti- DEFINITION 22 against TERM 23 bi- DEFINITION 23 two TERM 24 contra- DEFINITION 24 against, opposed TERM 25 brady- DEFINITION 25 abnormally slow rate of speed TERM 26 dia- DEFINITION 26 across, through TERM 27 Oligo- DEFINITION 27 A few, little TERM 28 para- DEFINITION 28 alongside, like TERM 29 poly- DEFINITION 29 much, many TERM 30 post- DEFINITION 30 after TERM 31 1/2 NS DEFINITION 31 Half normal saline TERM 32 aa DEFINITION 32 of each TERM 33 ac DEFINITION 33 before meals TERM 34 AD DEFINITION 34 Right ear TERM 35 aq, aqua DEFINITION 35 water TERM 46 DS DEFINITION 46 Double Strength TERM 47 e.m.p. DEFINITION 47 In the manner prescribed TERM 48 q.d. DEFINITION 48 Once daily, (every day) TERM 49 q.s. DEFINITION 49 A sufficient quantity TERM 50 Qs ad DEFINITION 50 a sufficient quantity to make up to TERM 51 Q4h DEFINITION 51 every 4 hours TERM 52 Q6h DEFINITION 52 Every 6 hours TERM 53 Hem/o, hemat/o DEFINITION 53 blood TERM 54 hepat/o DEFINITION 54 liver TERM 55 immune/o DEFINITION 55 immune system TERM 56 Muscul/o my/o DEFINITION 56 muscle TERM 57 Nephr/o ren/o DEFINITION 57 Kidney TERM 58 Psych/o DEFINITION 58 Mind TERM 59 Xer/o DEFINITION 59 Dry TERM 60 -emia DEFINITION 60 Blood TERM 71 -pnea DEFINITION 71 Breath, respiration TERM 72 -rrhea DEFINITION 72 discharge TERM 73 -stomy DEFINITION 73 permanent opening TERM 74 dys- DEFINITION 74 bad, difficult TERM 75 epi- DEFINITION 75 upon, subsequent to TERM 76 hyper- DEFINITION 76 above, beyond normal, high TERM 77 hypo- DEFINITION 77 below, below normal, low TERM 78 inter- DEFINITION 78 between TERM 79 pan- DEFINITION 79 everywhere TERM 80 tachy- DEFINITION 80 abnormally high rate of speed TERM 81 tri- DEFINITION 81 three TERM 82 fl. DEFINITION 82 fluid TERM 83 fl. oz. DEFINITION 83 fluid ounce TERM 84 g, gm DEFINITION 84 gram TERM 85 gtt DEFINITION 85 drop TERM 96 pc DEFINITION 96 after meals TERM 97 o.o. DEFINITION 97 by mouth TERM 98 pr DEFINITION 98 per rectum TERM 99 per os DEFINITION 99 by mouth (PO) TERM 100 p.r.n. DEFINITION 100 as needed TERM 101 SC DEFINITION 101 subcutaneous TERM 102 Sig. DEFINITION 102 directions TERM 103 SL DEFINITION 103 sublingual TERM 104 S DEFINITION 104 directions TERM 105 SQ DEFINITION 105 subcutaneous TERM 106 stat DEFINITION 106 immediately TERM 107 supp. DEFINITION 107 suppository
