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A prefix word under quantities which means first – proto

2. A combining form related to color which means white – leuco
3. Refers to a condition where the head is abnormally large. This is a result from enlargement
of the skull bones – macrocephaly
4. Is an example of miscellaneous prefix which means favoring or supporting – pro
5. Is an example of miscellaneous prefix which means against – anti
6. A medical term which pertains to the opposite side – contralateral
7. A medical term which refers to the period before childbirth – prenatal
8. A medical term which refers to the movement of a body part away from the midline –
abduction
9. A medical term which refers to the movement of body part towards the midline – adduction
10. A medical term which refers to someone who is attracted either emotionally, physically or
both – to all genders – bigender
11. A prefix pertaining to time or direction which means before in time or in place – ante
12. Is a medical terminology that pertains to the enlargement of the heart – cardiomegaly
13. A combining forms and colors which pertains to genetic disorder resulting in minimal or
absence of skin, hair or eye pigment – albinism
14. A prefix pertaining to position or direction which means through – trans
15. A medical term which refers to the periodic before the surgery – preoperative

Narcotics – a drug or other substance that affects mood or behavior and is consumed for non-
medical purposes example: fentanyl, dormicum, morphine

Generic drug – is a medication created to be the same as an existing approved brand-name drug in
dosage form

Compassionate drugs – means making a new, unapproved drug available to treat a seriously ill
patient when no other treatments are available.

High alert medication – are drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm
when they are used in error example: lidocaine, adrenalin, propofol etc.

Salad – means Sound Alike Look Alike Drugs

Ex. Tallman lettering – is the practice of writing part of a drug’s name in upper case letter to help
distinguish sound-a-like look-a-like drugs from one another in order to avoid medicators errors. Such
as acetaZOLAMIDE. acetolHEXAMIDE.

1. Gram means a record – echocardiogram is an ultrasound of the heart

2. Graph means instrument for recordings – radiograph an image produced on a sensitive plate
of film by x-rays, gramma.