Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology

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Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology
NAPLEX
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• Medical And Pharmaceutical Terminology
• The knowledge and use of correct terminology is
  essential and is tested on the NAPLEX in several
  ways. The key to these questions are two basic
  concepts.
• Roots, prefixes, and suffixes that will often
  lead one to understand the correct meaning of an
  unfamiliar term
• Understand the concept of the term rather than
  memorize the exact definition of the word.

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Roots for Medical Terms Examples
Root Meaning Example arthr arthritis gingiva
gingivitis nephr nephrectomy
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Roots for Medical Terms Examples
Root Meaning Example arthr joint arthritis ging
iva gingivitis nephr nephrectomy
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Roots for Medical Terms Examples
Root Meaning Example arthr joint arthritis ging
iva gum gingivitis nephr nephrectomy
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Roots for Medical Terms Examples
Root Meaning Example arthr joint arthritis ging
iva gum gingivitis nephr kidney nephrectomy
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Prefixes for Medical Terms
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Prefixes for Medical Terms
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Prefixes for Medical Terms
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Prefixes for Medical Terms
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Prefixes for Medical Terms
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Suffixes for Medical Terms
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Suffixes for Medical Terms
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Suffixes for Medical Terms
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Suffixes for Medical Terms
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Suffixes for Medical Terms
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• Medical Terminology
• Sound-Alikes or Look-Alikes
• Use caution
• Look a the statement or sentence and see if the
  word fits

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• Pharmaceutical Terminology
• Examples
• Adsorbate
• Material being absorbed
• Adsorbent
• Material that absorbs another substance
• Adsorption
• Concentration of a substance onto the surface of
  a solid

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• PHARMACEUTICAL TERMINOLOGY (contd)
• Another Example
• Antagonist
• Drug that reacts with receptors and prevents
  their normal endogenous activation (e.g.,
  naloxone is an opioid receptor antagonist)

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Official Specifications for Storage
Conditions Excessive heat temperature above
40C Warm place temperature between 30 and
40C Room temperature temperature prevailing in
a working area Controlled room temperature
temperature held between 15 and 30C Cool place
temperature held between 8 and 15C (unless
otherwise specified, item may be
stored in a refrigerator) Cold place
temperature not exceeding 8C Refrigerator cold
place held between 2 and 8C Freezer cold place
with temperature held between -10 and -20C
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