PHARM 123 Lecture Vocabulary #3

Prefix/ Meaning Word Example Meaning Another Word Meaning

Root/
Suffix
Ex- Outside; Exoskeleton The hard outer Exanthrope An external cause
Without covering of many of disease, one
invertebrates. not originating in
the body.
Noct- Night Nocturia Excessive Noctalbuminuria A pathologic
urination at night. increase of
albumin in urine
excreted during
the evening.
Poly- Many; Much Polymorphous Changing in Polyadenous Pertaining to or
structure or form involving several
at different or many glands.
stages.
Ecto- Outside; Ectoderm The outer layer of Ectopic In the wrong
Misplaced cells in the place, out of
embryo. place.
Myo- Muscle Myocardium The muscle of Myobradia Sluggish reaction
the heart. of muscle to
stimulation.
Brady- Slow Bradypnea An abnormally Bradycardia A slow heart rate.
slow rate of
breathing.
Dys- Painful; Dysmenorrhea Painful Dysmasesis Difficulty in
Difficult menstruation. mastication
Trans- Across; Transducer An electronic Transethmoidal Across or through
Through device that sends the ethmoid bone.
and receives a
soundwave
signal.
Supra- Above; Over Suprapatellar Above the Suprathoracic Above or in the
patella. upper part of the
thorax.
Eu- Normal; Well; Euthanasia Bringing about Eucorticalism Normal
Good the death of functioning of the
someone with an adrenal cortex.
incurable
disease, in an
attempt to
alleviate
suffering.