thyr(o)‐
|
thyroid
|
thyrocele
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thym‐
|
emotions
|
dysthymia
|
‐tome
|
cutting instrument
|
osteotome
|
‐tomy
|
act of cutting; incising, incision
|
gastrotomy
|
tono‐
|
tone, tension, pressure
|
tonometer
|
top(o)‐
|
place, topical
|
topical anaesthetic
|
tort(i)‐
|
twisted
|
torticollis
|
tox(i)‐, tox(o)‐, toxic(o)‐
|
toxin, poison
|
toxoplasmosis
|
trache(a)‐
|
trachea
|
tracheotomy
|
trachel(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the neck
|
tracheloplasty
|
trans‐
|
denoting something as moving or situated ‘across’ or ‘through’
|
transfusion
|
tri‐
|
three
|
triangle
|
trich(i)‐, trichia, trich(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to hair, hair‐like structure
|
trichocyst
|
‐tripsy
|
crushing
|
lithotripsy
|
‐trophy
|
nourishment, development
|
pseudohypertrophy
|
tympan(o)‐
|
eardrum
|
tympanocentesis
|
‐ula, ‐ule
|
small
|
nodule
|
ultra‐
|
beyond, excessive
|
ultrasound
|
un(i)‐
|
one
|
unilateral hearing loss
|
ur(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
|
urology
|
uter(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
|
uterus
|
vagin‐
|
of or pertaining to the vagina
|
vagina
|
varic(o)‐
|
swollen or twisted vein
|
varicose
|
vasculo‐
|
blood vessel
|
vasculotoxicity
|
vas(o)‐
|
duct, blood vessel
|
vasoconstriction
|
ven‐
|
of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
|
vein, venospasm
|
ventricul(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
|
cardiac ventriculography
|
ventr(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities
|
ventrodorsal
|
‐version
|
turning
|
anteversion, retroversion
|
vesic(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the bladder
|
vesical arteries
|
viscer(o)‐
|
of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera
|
viscera
|
xanth(o)‐
|
denoting a yellow colour, an abnormally yellow colour
|
xanthopathy
|
xen(o)‐
|
foreign, different
|
xenograft
|
xer(o)‐
|
dry, desert‐like
|
xerostomia
|
zo(o)‐
|
animal, animal life
|
zoology
|
zym(o)‐
|
fermentation
|
enzyme, lysozyme
|
Abbreviations used in prescriptions
Abbreviation
|
Latin
|
English
|
a.c.
|
ante cibum
|
Before food
|
ad lib.
|
ad libitum
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