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II. Clinic Latin and Greek component elements used in drug names
In drug names some clinical Latin and Greek component elements are used which are already known to you. You will have to pay attention to their spelling and meaning in the pharmaceutical terminology:
| ## | Latin | Meaing | Examples |
| 1. | -angi-, -vas-, | spasmolytics, referring to vessels | Angiotensinamidum Vasographinum |
| 2. | -cardi-, -cor-, -cord- | cardiovascular drugs | Cardiovalenum Corazolum |
| 3. | -chol- | cholagogic, bile-expelling | Chologonum |
| 4. | -cyt- | (from Greek «cell») antianemic drugs | Cytamenum |
| 5. | -derm- | for treatment of skin diseases | Dermosolonum |
| 6. | -erythr- | (from Greek «red») | Erythromycinum |
| 7. | glyc- | (from Greek «sweet») | Glycerophosphatum |
| 8. | -haem-, -aem- | drugs influencing hemopoesis | Haematogenum Liquaeminum |
| 9. | -hepat-, -hepar- | extracts from liver | Vitohepatum |
| 10. | -lys(in)- | drugs for destruction and excretion | Sarcolysinum |
| 11. | -my(o)- | (from Greek «muscle») | Myostatinum |
| 12. | -myel(o)- | referring to brain | Myelosanum |
| 13. | -neo-, -nov- | (from Greek «new») | Neocidum Novandrolum |
| 14. | -pan- | (from Greek «total») | Pantocidum |
| 15. | -physi(o)- | referring to physical properties | Physiolactinum |
| 16. | -poly- | (from «many») | Polyvaccinum |
| 17. | -pyo- | antipurulent drugs | Pyocidum |
| 18. | -thyr- | drugs influencing functions of the thyroid gland | Methothyrinum |
III. GREEK AND LATIN ELEMENTS CARRYING INFORMATION on chemical composition of a drug
| ## | Latin | Meaing | Examples |
| 1. | -aeth- | containing ethyl | Aethinalum |
| 2. | -(a)zin-, -zol-, -(a)zid- | containing nitrogen | Aminazinum, Corazolum Saluzidum |
| 3. | -benz- | containing benzol | Benzonalum |
| 4. | -chlor- | containing chlorine | Chloraminum |
| 5. | -cyan- | (from Greek «cyanus» - blue) | Cyanidum |
| 6. | -hydr- | water, hydrogen | Hydrocortisonum |
| 7. | -meth- | containing methyl | Methacinum |
| 8. | -oxy- | containing oxygen | Oxylidinum |
| 9. | -phen- | containing phenyl | Phenolum |
| 10. | -phosph- | containing phosphorus | Phosphacolum |
| 11. | -phthor- | containing fluorine | Phthoracizinum |
| 12. | -thi- | containing sulfur | Thiophosphamidum |
| 13. | -yl- | containing hydrocarbon radical | Methyluracilum |
IV. VOCABULARY
| Learn drug names: | |||
| 1. | Am¢lum, i n Tritĭci (um, i n) | wheat starch | |
| 2. | Chloxylum, i n | chloxyl | |
| 3. | Dibazōlum, i n | dibazol | |
| 4. | Eucatōlum, i n | eucatol | |
| 5. | Hydrochlorothiazīdum, i n | hydrochlorothiazid | |
| 6. | Ichthyōlum, i n | ichthyol | |
| 7. | Mycosolōnum, i n | mycosolon | |
| 8. | Olěum (i, n) Ricĭni (us, i m) | castor oil | |
| 9. | Phthoruracīlum, i n | phthoruracil | |
| 10. | Polyphepānum, i n | polyphepan | |
| 11. | Solutĭo Ammonĭi (um, i n) caustĭci (us, a, um) | liquid ammonia (solution of ammonia) | |
| 12. | Sulfadimezīnum, i n | sulfadimezin | |
| 13. | Synthomycīnum, i n | synthomycin | |
| 14. | Vaselīnum, i n | vaseline | |
| 15. | Xeroformĭum, i n | xeroform | |
| Medical plants: | |||
| 16. | Convallarĭa, ae f | lily of the valley | |
| 17. | Eucalyptus, i f | eucalyptus | |
| 18. | Linum, i n | flax | |
| 19. | Plantāgo, ĭnis f | common (greated) plantain | |
| 20. | Salvĭa, ae f | sage | |
| Other words: | |||
| antiasthmatĭcus, a, um. | antiasthmatic | ||
| 22. | diuretĭcus, a, um | diuretic, urinative | |
| 23. | piperītus, a, um | pepper | |
| 24. | semen, ĭnis n | seed | |
| 25. | siccus, a, um | dry | |
V. EXCERCISES
Exercise 1. Read drug names, find component elements carrying information about pharmaceutical characteristics, give their meaning:
Benzonalum, Dipheninum, Normotensum, Pyrimethaninum, Acetylcysteinum, Sulfalenum, Penicillaminum, Erythromycinum, Sulfathiazolum, Sulfamethoxazolum, Vancomycinum, Diphenhydraminum, Cyclosporinum, Methyluracilum, Hydrolysinum, Nitroglycerinum, Benzobarbitalum, Methindionum, Mycoseptinum, Chlorochininum, Cyclophosphamidum, Cyanocobalaminum, Cerebrolysinum.
Exercise 2. Translate from English into Latin:
Solution of papaverin, tincture of mint, granules of amidopyrin, ointment of xeroform, tablets of sulfadimezin, oil of eucalyptus, motherwort herb tincture, foxglove leaves powder, tablets of dibazol, fluid extract of hawthorn, oitment of ichthyol, solution of procainamid, tablets of phenobarbital, sage leaves tincture, decoction of oak cortex, mint leaves tincture, emulsion of castor oil, tablet of novocainamid, liquid ammonia, oil of peppermint, eucalyptus leaves tincture, tincture of calendula, leaf of common plantain, solution of salvin, matricary leaves, granule of plantaglucid, drops of eucatol, solution of aminophyllin, coltsfoot leaf granules.
Exercise 3. Translate from English into Latin, using the given vocabulary:
1. Give 10 ml of epinephrin solution.
2. Take 200 ml of valerian root tinñture.
3. Add 5 ml of castor oil.
4. Give 10 ml of menthol oil.
5. Take 30,0 of xeroform ointment.
6. Mix 5 ml of mint tincture and 10 ml of motherwort tincture.
7. Add 3 ml of peppermint oil.
8. Sterilize 20 ml of castor oil.
9. Take 5,0 of boromenthol ointment.
10. Give 25,0 of synthomycin liniment.
11. Mix 10 ml of lily of the valley tincture and 15 ml of valerian tincture.
12. Give 25 ml of motherwort extract.
13. Take 20,0 of castor oil emulsion.
14. Sterilize 200 ml of novocain solution.
LESSON 3
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