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Monday, February 7, 2011

Med Term Vocabulary Chapter 15 - Pharmacology

The afternoon class realized the definitions based upon word parts, going from the back to the front, were incorrect.  The list below is corrected. 
See you tomorrow.

  • Pre/script/ion-  action,  process,  condition before writing
  • Anti/pyret/ic- pertaining to against fever
  • An/algesic- painful without
  • Sub/lingu/al- pertaining to below tongue
  • Trans/dermal/- pertaining to across skin
  • Hypo/derm/ic- pertaining to below skin
  • Intra/derm/al- pertaining to within skin
  • Intra/muscul/ar- pertaining to within muscle
  • Intra/ven/ous- pertaining to within veins
  • Palliat/ive- performs hidden
  • Contra/indicat/ion- Pertaining to opposite showing
  • Potent/iate- to make more powerful  (dividing may not be right)
  • Pharmac/ology- study of drugs

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