Pharmacy Technician Terminology
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Pharmacy Technician Terminology introduces students to the specialized vocabulary necessary for success in the pharmacy field. The course covers essential medical and pharmaceutical terms, focusing on drug classifications, dosage forms, routes of administration, abbreviations, and common prescription instructions. Emphasis is placed on spelling, pronunciation, and definitions to ensure accurate communication in pharmacy practice. By mastering this terminology, students will be better prepared to interpret prescriptions, interact confidently with pharmacists and healthcare professionals, and support safe and effective patient care in community and institutional pharmacy settings.
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Medical Terminology Systems A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition by Barbara A. Gylys
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Q1) A combining vowel is usually an i.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Compound words may consist of two or more word roots.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) When a word changes from singular to plural form, the word's suffix is the part that changes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)
A) adjective.
B) prefix.
C) combining form.
D) compound word.
E) suffix.
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Suffixes
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Q1) Muscular is an adjective form.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which suffix means crushing?
A) -pexy
B) -tripsy
C) -plexy
D) -centesis
E) -poiesis
Answer: B
Q3) Radii is a plural form.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) When defining the term gastr/algia, define the suffix first.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Prefixes
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Q1) An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy within the correct location.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the term epidermis, epi- means
A) on the side.
B) above, upon.
C) around.
D) under, below.
E) away from.
Answer: B
Q3) The prefix para- means
A) in front of.
B) near, beside, beyond.
C) together.
D) away from.
E) same.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Body Structure
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Q1) The CF jaund/o means
A) yellow.
B) blue.
C) white.
D) green.
E) red.
Q2) The risk of developing gangrene is associated with A) cancer.
B) leukemia.
C) anemia.
D) pneumonia.
E) diabetes.
Q3) Use cyst/o to build a word that means visual examination of the bladder:
Q4) Which procedure uses a high-intensity light beam to remove scars, lesions, or wrinkles?
A) Cautery
B) Electrodesiccation
C) Laser surgery
D) Curettage
E) Cryosurgery
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Chapter 5: Integumentary System
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Q1) skin
A)cutane/o
B)hidr/o
C)hydr/o
D)ichthy/o
E)kerat/o
F)lip/o
G)melan/o
H)myc/o
I)onych/o
J)pil/o
K)py/o
L)scler/o
M)seb/o
N)squam/o
O)xer/o
Q2) Build a word that means treatment with cold:
Q3) Build a word that means incision of a nail:
Q4) Build a word that means transplantation of foreign or strange tissue (as in skin from a pig):
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Chapter 6: Digestive System
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Q1) Use dia- to build a word that means discharge or flow through (the bowel):
Q2) Black, tarry stool is called A) steatorrhea.
B) melanoma.
C) melena.
D) mucus.
E) steatoma.
Q3) Rolaids and Tums are brand names associated with A) antiemetics.
B) antacids.
C) antidiarrheals.
D) antispasmodics.
E) laxatives.
Q4) Crohn disease is also known as regional enteritis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Colorectal cancer usually arises from the epithelial lining of the large intestine. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Respiratory System
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Q1) Use steth/o to build a word that means instrument to examine the chest:
Q2) Absence of the sense of smell is called A) epistaxis.
B) siderosis.
C) anosmia.
D) ascites.
E) anoxia.
Q3) The parietal pleura glides smoothly over the visceral pleura because the pleural cavity normally contains a small amount of A) pus.
B) blood.
C) air.
D) sputum.
E) lubricating fluid.
Q4) The CF rhin/o means A) nose.
B) throat.
C) ring.
D) chest.
E) sinus.
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Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Build a word that means forming an opening in the septum:
Q2) The threat of pulmonary embolism is a major concern associated with deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
A)True
B)False
Q3) Blockage of a vessel is called a(n)
A) occlusion.
B) infarction.
C) anastomosis.
D) patency.
E) angina.
Q4) Which serous membrane lines the four chambers of the heart and its valves?
A) Endodermis
B) Endothelium
C) Endometrium
D) Endocardium
E) Endomysium
Q5) Use peri- to build a word that means pertaining to around the heart:
Q6) Build a word that means hardening of an artery:
Q7) Use trans- to build a word that means pertaining to across the septum:
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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Q1) Which agents prevent blood-clot formation in deep veins?
A) Anticoagulants
B) Antifibrinolytics
C) Thrombolytics
D) Thrombostatics
E) Hemostatics
Q2) Use aden/o to build a word that means disease of a gland:
Q3) Which classification of drugs dissolves blood clots by destroying their fibrin strands?
A) Antimicrobials
B) Antibiotics
C) Thrombolytics
D) Antivirals
E) Fat-soluble vitamins
Q4) Which type of blood cell is responsible for the immune response?
A) Neutrophil
B) Lymphocyte
C) Thrombocyte
D) Granulocyte
E) Erythrocyte
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Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) Arthroclasia is a therapeutic procedure that involves placing an ankylosed joint in traction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The CF cephal/o means
A) head.
B) brain.
C) neck.
D) arm.
E) wrist.
Q3) What is the CF for thigh bone?
A) fibul/o
B) rachi/o
C) humor/o
D) femor/o
E) patell/o
Q4) Build a word that means incision of the chest:
Q5) Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine):
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Q6) Use arthr/o to build a word that means surgical puncture of a joint:
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Chapter 11: Urinary System
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Q1) potassium (an electrolyte)
A)albumin/o
B)azot/o
C)bacteri/o
D)cyst/o
E)glomerul/o
F)kal/i
G)keton/o
H)lith/o
I)meat/o
J)nephr/o
K)noct/o
L)olig/o
M)py/o
N)pyel/o
O)ur/o
P)ureter/o
Q)urethr/o
Q2) Use pyel/o to build a word that means disease of the renal pelvis:
Q3) Build a word that means ketone bodies (acids and acetones) in the blood:
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Chapter 12: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) An entrance to a cavity or space is the A) fundus.
B) pelvis.
C) cuff.
D) orifice.
E) atresia.
Q2) Cerclage is a procedure to remove polyps from the uterus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A woman who has been pregnant more than once is charted as a A) gravida.
B) multigravida.
C) multipara.
D) nullipara.
E) primipara.
Q4) Mammoplasty is the surgical reconstruction of the abdomen.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Build a word that means surgical fixation of a breast:
Q6) Use perine/o to build a word that means suture of the perineum:
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Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) In EBT, the radiation source is "radioactive seeds" placed within the tissues.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The causative organism for genital warts is
A) human papillomavirus.
B) herpes simplex virus type 1.
C) herpes simplex virus type 2.
D) Treponema pallidum.
E) Chlamydia trachomatis.
Q3) Which treatment removes prostate tissue using a resectoscope inserted through the urethra?
A) Teletherapy
B) Brachytherapy
C) Combined hormonal therapy
D) Transurethral resection
E) Antibiotics
Q4) Build a word that means incision of the prostate (to remove a) stone:
Q5) Use balan/o to build a word that means surgical repair of the glans penis:
Q6) Build a word that means suture of the perineum:
Q7) Build a word that means flow or discharge of seed:
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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
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Q1) An abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood is called
A) hypovolemia.
B) hypokalemia.
C) hypocalcemia.
D) hypoglycemia.
E) hyponatremia.
Q2) Hyposecretion of growth hormone in children causes dwarfism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What term means an excessive growth of body hair, especially in women?
A) virilism
B) hirsutism
C) diuresis
D) cretinism
E) tetany
Q4) Oxytoxin decreases milk secretion from the mammary glands.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Build a word that means specialist in the study of poison(s):
Q6) Build a word that means excision of a parathyroid gland:
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Chapter 15: Nervous System
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Q1) Build a medical word that means softening of the cranium (skull):
Q2) Use mening/o to build a word that means hernia or swelling of the meninges:
Q3) Use encephal/o to build a word that means inflammation of the brain:
Q4) The CF myel/o means
A) head.
B) bone marrow; spinal cord.
C) back bone.
D) vertebrae.
E) back.
Q5) Which classification of drugs acts upon the brain to produce a complete loss of feeling and consciousness?
A) Local anesthetics
B) Nerve blocks
C) General anesthetics
D) Hypnotics
E) Antipsychotics
Q6) Demyelination throughout the spinal cord and brain is characteristic of myasthenia gravis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Special Senses
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Q1) The organ of Corti contains tiny nerve endings called A) perilymph.
B) cilia.
C) microtia.
D) semicircular canals.
E) hair cells.
Q2) Use eso- to build a word that means turning inward (of one or both eyes):
Q3) Macular degeneration is characterized by loss of peripheral vision.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Exotropia is a condition in which the eyes turn outward, causing a divergent squint.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Recurrent episodes of otitis media may cause scarring of the tympanic membrane, resulting in hearing loss.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Use phac/o to build a word that means herniation of the lens:
Q7) Use -cusis to build a word that means (poor) hearing (as a result of) old age:
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