Suffixes
Animals
Prescription Abbriviatons
Relating to Oral Health
Administration of Medication
100
For a person who studies a certain subject.
What is -ist?
100
A domestic bovine animal.
What is a cow?
100
Take everyday.
What is qd?
100
Sticky film that contains bacteria and is on teeth.
What is plaque?
100
Swollowed by mouth as a pill, liquid, or tablet.
What is oral?
200
For the process of recording/documenting something.
What is -graphy?
200
A female goat.
What is a doe?
200
Take once a day.
What is SID?
200
The swelling of gums.
What is Gingivitis?
200
Injected into vein with syringe or IV line.
What is intravenous?
300
Pertaining to birth.
What is -natal?
300
A pig that has had young.
What is a gilt?
300
Take every hour.
What is qh?
300
Primary, baby teeth.
What are deciduous teeth?
300
Injected into muscle with a syringe.
What is intramuscular?
400
For when something is enlarged.
What is -megly?
400
A female sheep.
What is an ewe?
400
Take as much as needed.
What is ad/lib?
400
Another word for tartar.
What is calculus?
400
Applied to skin.
What is topical?
500
For breakdown, separation, or destruction.
What is -lysis?
500
A young llama, guanaco, or alpaca.
What is a cria?
500
Take four times a day.
What is QID?
500
An inflammatory disease that affects all around the soft and hard structures that support teeth.
What is periodontal disease?
500
A patch put on the skin.
What is transdermal?
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