NUR 2474 Prefixes and Suffixes
- Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor
Answer "-afil"
Avanafil, sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil
- Corticosteroid
Answer -asone or -cort- or -olone or -onide or pred-
-betamethasone -dexamethasone -diflorasone -fluticasone -mometasone -clocortolone -fludrocortisone -hydrocortisone -fluocinolone -fluorometholone -prednisolone -triamcinolone -budesonide -cyclesonide -desonide -fluocinonide -halcinonide -loteprednol -prednicarbate -prednisolone -prednisone
- Antineoplastic; cytotoxic agent 1 / 2
Answer -bicin
-doxorubicin -epirubicin -idarubicin -valrubicin
- Barbiturate (sedative)
Answer -bital
-butabarbital -butalbital -phenobarbital -secobarbital
- Local Anesthetic
Answer -caine
-bupivicaine -lidocaine -mepivicaine -prilocaine -proparacaine
- Cephalosporin antibiotic
Answer cef- or ceph-
-cefaclor -cefdinir -cefixime -cefprozil -cephalexin
- / 2