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Pharmacy- Common Medical Terms
Medical Terminology, Prefixes, pg. 3
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01/02/2007
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Term
pro-, (prodrug)
 Definition
before, precursor of
Term
proct-, (proctologist)
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
procto-, (proctologist)
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
psych-, (psychopathology)
 Definition
mind
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psyche-, (psychopathology)
 Definition
mind
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psycho-, (psychopathology)
 Definition
mind
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pyel-, (pyelonephritis)
 Definition
renal pelvis
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pyelo-, (pyelonephritis)
 Definition
renal pelvis
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pyreto-, (pyretics)
 Definition
heat, fever (drugs that relieve fever)
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pyro-, (pyretics)
 Definition
heat, fever (drugs that relieve fever)
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radio-, (radiology)
 Definition
radiation, x-rays
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re-, (reconstructive)
 Definition
again, backward
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retro-, (retrograde)
 Definition
again, backward
Term
rhin-, (rhinitis)
 Definition
nose
Term
rhino-, (rhinitis)
 Definition
nose
Term
schiz-, (schizophrenia)
 Definition
split, cleft, division
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schizo-, (schizophrenia)
 Definition
split, cleft, division
Term
scler-, (scleroderma)
 Definition
hardness, the sclera
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sclero-, (scleroderma)
 Definition
hardness, the sclera
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semi-, (semicomatose)
 Definition
one half, partly
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sigmoid-, (sigmoidoscopy)
 Definition
sigmoid colon (large intestine)
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sigmoido-, (sigmoidoscopy)
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sigmoid colon (large intestine)
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somat-, (somatotropic)
 Definition
the body
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somato-, (somatotropic)
 Definition
the body
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somatico-, (somatotropic)
 Definition
the body
Term
spermato-, (spermatozoa)
 Definition
semen, sperm
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spermo-, (spermatozoa)
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semen, sperm
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sperma-, (spermatozoa)
 Definition
semen, sperm
Term
splen-, (splenectomy)
 Definition
spleen
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spleno-, (splenectomy)
 Definition
spleen
Term
staphyl-, (staphylococcal)
 Definition
staphylococci
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staphylo-, (staphylococcal)
 Definition
staphylococci
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steno-, (stenosis)
 Definition
narrowness, constriction
Term
stom-, (stomatitis)
 Definition
mouth
Term
stoma-, (stomatitis)
 Definition
mouth
Term
stomat-, (stomatitis)
 Definition
mouth
Term
stomato-, (stomatitis)
 Definition
mouth
Term
sub-, (subdural)
 Definition
beneath, less than normal
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super-, (supersaturate, superovulation)
 Definition
in excess, above, superior
Term
therm-, (thermometer)
 Definition
heat
Term
thermo-, (thermometer)
 Definition
heat
Term
thorac-, (thoracotomy)
 Definition
chest, thorax
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thoracico-, (thoracotomy)
 Definition
chest, thorax
Term
thromb-, (thrombosis)
 Definition
blood clot
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thrombo-, (thrombosis)
 Definition
blood clot
Term
thyr-, (thyrotoxicosis)
 Definition
thyroid gland
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thyro-, (thyrotoxicosis)
 Definition
thyroid gland
Term
toco-, (tocolytic)
 Definition
childbirth
Term
tox-, (toxicology)
 Definition
toxin, poison
Term
toxico-, (toxicology)
 Definition
toxin, poison
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toxo-, (toxicology)
 Definition
toxic, poison
Term
trache-, (tracheotomy)
 Definition
trachea
Term
tracheo-, (tracheotomy)
 Definition
trachea
Term
trans-, (trans-retinoic acid)
 Definition
across
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trich-, (trichitis)
 Definition
hair, hairlike structure
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trichi-, (trichitis)
 Definition
hair, hairlike structure
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trichia-, (trichitis)
 Definition
hair, hairlike structure
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tricho-, (trichitis)
 Definition
hair, hairlike structure
Term
tropho-, (trophoblast, trophoderm)
 Definition
food, nutrition
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uri-, (uricosuric)
 Definition
uric acid
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uric-, (uricosuric)
 Definition
uric acid
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urico-, (uricosuric)
 Definition
uric acid
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vas-, (vas deferens)
 Definition
duct, blood vessel
Term
vasculo-, (vasculogenesis)
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
vaso-, (vasculogenesis)
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
vesic-, (vesiculitis)
 Definition
vesica, vesicle
Term
vesico-, (vesiculitis)
 Definition
vesica, vesicle
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zo-, (zoonoses)
 Definition
animal, animal life
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zoo-, (zoonoses)
 Definition
animal, animal life
Term
zy-, (zygote, zygospore)
 Definition
fertilization
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zym-, (zymology, zymogen)
 Definition
enzymes
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zymo-, (zymology, zymogen)
 Definition
enzymes
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