Pharmacy Practice Handout Vocab
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- eponyms
- are specific diseases, syndromes, or conditions that are sometimes denoted by the name of a person, usually the individual who first identified the disorder
- Alzheimer's disease
- dementia presenilis
- Bell's Palsy
- facial muscle paralysis
- Crohn's disease
- regional enteritis
- Down's syndrome
- nogolism
- Parinson's disease
- shaking/rembling palsy
- adren(o)
- adrenal glands
- -algia
- pain
- anter(o)
- front, anterior
- calc(o)
- calcium
- cerebr(o)
- cerebrum (brain)
- col(o)
- colon
- cutane(o)
- skin
- dia
- through
- dipl(o)
- double
- -edema
- swelling
- electr(o)
- electric
- -emesis
- vomiting
- -emia
- blood
- esophag(o)
- esophagus
- -genesis
- prducing, forming
- gero
- aged
- -gravida
- pregnant woman
- -logist
- specialist in the study of
- lumb(o)
- lower back, loin
- maxilla(o)
- jaw
- muc(o)
- mucus
- myc(o)
- fungus
- noct(o)
- night
- -ole
- small
- orth(o)
- straight
- ot(o)
- ear
- -ous
- pertaining to
- patell(o)
- knee cap
- pelv(o)
- pelvis
- -pepsia
- digestion
- phalang(o)
- phalanges (fingers and toes)
- -phasia
- speech
- -plasm
- formation or growth
- plasty
- surgical repair
- poster(o)
- back (of body) behind, posterior
- -ptosis
- prolapse, falling, droping
- retin(o)
- retina
- roentgen(o)
- x-rays
- -rrhage
- bursting forth (of)
- spin(o)
- spine
- spondyl(o)
- vertebra (backbone)
- -stenosis
- stricture, narrowing
- -stomy
- forming a new opening or mouth
- -therapy
- treatment
- -tripsy
- crushing
- tympan(o)
- tympanic membrane (eardrum)
- -ule
- small
- uter(o)
- uterus
- vagin(o)
- vagina
- ven(o)
- vein
- ventricul(o)
- ventricle (of brain or heart)
- vertebr(o)
- vertebra (backbone)
- vulvo
- vulva
- chroma
- color
- alb, albumin, leuk
- white
- amaur
- dark
- chlor, verdin
- green
- ciner, glauc, polio
- gray
- cirrh, flav, lute, xanth
- yello
- cyano
- blue
- erythr, rube
- red
- melan, nigro
- black
- purpur
- purple
- ABG
- Arterial blood gas
- Abx
- antibiotics
- ASA
- acetylsalicylic acid (asprin)
- ASHD
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
- BMT
- bone marrow transplant
- BP
- blood pressure
- BS
- bowel or breath sounds
- Bx
- biopsy
- CABG
- coronary artery bypass graft
- CC
- chief complaint
- CHF
- congestive heart failure
- C/O
- complaint of
- CNS
- central nervous system
- COPD
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- CVA
- cerebrovasular accident
- Cx
- culture
- DNR
- do not resuscitate
- Dx
- diagnosis
- ECG/EKG
- elecrocardiogram
- FEV
- forced expiratory volume
- F/U
- follow up
- GERD
- gastroesophageal reflux disease
- GI
- gastrointestinal
- GU
- genitourinary
- H/O
- history of
- HDL
- high-density lipoprotein
- HPI
- history of present illness
- Hx
- History
- Imp
- impression
- IPPB
- intermittent positive pressure breathing
- LDL
- low density protein
- MRI
- magnetic resonance imaging
- MS
- multiple sclerosis
- NSAID
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- OBS
- organic brain syndrome
- OTC
- over the counter
- OM
- otitis media
- PERRL
- pupils equal, round and reactive to light
- PMH
- past medical history
- R/O
- rule out
- RDA
- recommended daily allowance
- ROS
- review of systems
- RR
- respiratory rate
- SOAP
- subjective, objective data assessment plan
- SOB
- shortness of breath
- T
- Temperature
- TPN
- total parenteral nutrition
- TPR
- temperature, pulse, respiration
- Tx
- Treatment
- UA
- urinalysis
- URI
- upper respiratory infection
- UTI
- urinary tract infection
- WNL
- w/in normal limits
- BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- CBC
- complete blood count
- sCr
- serum creatinine
- gluc
- glucose
- HCT
- hematocrit
- Hgb
- hemoglobin
- RBC
- red blood cells
- WBC
- white blood cells
- 1 Kilogram (kg)
- 1,000 g
- 1 gram (g)
- 1,000 mg
- 1 mg
- .001g
- 1 microgram (mcg)
- .001mg
- 1 Liter (L)
- 1,000 mL
- 1 mL
- 1 cc
- 1 pint (pt)
- 16 fl oz
- 1 quart (qt)
- 2 pt
- 1 gallon (gal)
- 4 qt's
- 1 teaspoonful
- 5 mL
- 1 tblspn
- 15 mL