Ch 21 - Pharmacology Terminology

Question 1

aer/o

Answer 1

air

ex. aerosol - particles of drugs suspended in air

Question 2

alges/o

Answer 2

sensitivity to pain

ex. analgesic - p. without sensitivity to pain

Question 3

bronch/o

Answer 3

bronchial tube

ex. bronchodilator - widening of bronchial tubes

Question 4

chem/o

Answer 4

drug

ex. chemotherapy - treatment using drugs

Question 5

cras/o

Answer 5

mixture

ex. idiosyncrasy - an abnormal, unexpected effect of a drug that is peculiar to an individual patient

Question 6

cutane/o

Answer 6

skin

ex. subcutaneous - p. under the skin

Question 7

derm/o

Answer 7

skin

ex. hypodermic - p. under the skin

Question 8

erg/o

Answer 8

work

ex. synergism - drugs that work together

Question 9

esthes/o

Answer 9

feeling, sensation

ex. anesthesia - condition of without nervous sensation

Question 10

hist/o

Answer 10

tissue

ex. antihistamine - an agent that acts against histamine production

Question 11

hypn/o

Answer 11

sleep

ex. hypnotic - p. sleep

Question 12

iatr/o

Answer 12

treatment

ex. iatrogenic - p. being produced by treatment

Question 13

lingu/o

Answer 13

tongue

ex. sublingual - p. underneath the tongue

Question 14

myc/o

Answer 14

mold, fungus

ex. erythromycin - an antibiotic made from red mold

Question 15

narc/o

Answer 15

stupor

ex. narcotic - substance that produces stupor/dazed state

Question 16

or/o

Answer 16

mouth

ex. oral - p. the mouth

Question 17

pharmac/o

Answer 17

drug

ex. pharmacology - study of drugs

Question 18

prurit/o

Answer 18

itching

ex. antipruritic - p. against itching

Question 19

pyret/o

Answer 19

fever

ex. antipyretic - p. against fever

Question 20

thec/o

Answer 20

sheath (of brain and spinal cord)

ex. intrathecal

Question 21

tox/o

Answer 21

poison

ex. toxic - p. poison

Question 22

toxic/o

Answer 22

poison

ex. toxicology - study of poisons

Question 23

vas/o

Answer 23

vessel

ex. vasodilator - substance that causes the blood vessels to widen

Question 24

ven/o

Answer 24

vein

ex. intravenous - p. within a vein

Question 25

vit/o

Answer 25

life

ex. vitamin - substance that is needed for a good life and growth

Question 26

ana-

Answer 26

upward, excessive, again

ex. anaphylaxis - exaggerated hypersensitivity to foreign protein

Question 27

anti-

Answer 27

against

ex. antidote - a substance that is given to counteract the unwanted effect of a drug

Question 28

contra-

Answer 28

against, opposite

ex. contraindication - to point out against

Question 29

par-

Answer 29

other than, apart from

ex. parenteral - apart from the intestine

Question 30

syn-

Answer 30

together, with

ex. synergistic - p. working together