EXPH 240 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔PAR - ✔✔postanesthetic recovery
✔✔B - ✔✔bilateral
✔✔cc - ✔✔cubic centimeter; 1 cc = 1 mL
✔✔gutta - ✔✔drop
✔✔gt - ✔✔drop
✔✔gtt - ✔✔drops
✔✔dr - ✔✔dram; equal to 1/8 oz
✔✔oral - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔buccal - ✔✔in the cheek
✔✔sublingual - ✔✔under the tongue
✔✔intradermal(ID) - ✔✔within the skin
✔✔intramuscular(IM) - ✔✔within the muscle
✔✔intravenous(IV) - ✔✔within the vein
✔✔b.i.d. - ✔✔twice a day
✔✔h.s. - ✔✔bedtime
✔✔noc. - ✔✔night
✔✔p.c. - ✔✔after meals
✔✔p.r.n. - ✔✔as needed
✔✔q - ✔✔every
✔✔q.i.d. - ✔✔four times a day
, ✔✔t.i.d. - ✔✔three times a day
✔✔AD - ✔✔right ear
✔✔AS - ✔✔Left ear
✔✔AU - ✔✔both ears
✔✔OD - ✔✔right eye
✔✔OS - ✔✔left eye
✔✔OU - ✔✔both eyes
✔✔p.o. - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔phag/o - ✔✔eat or swallow
✔✔lith/o - ✔✔stone
✔✔hist/o - ✔✔tissue
✔✔neur/o - ✔✔nerve
✔✔necr/o - ✔✔death
✔✔-emia - ✔✔blood condition
✔✔hyper- - ✔✔above or excess
✔✔-eal, -ous, -is, -tic - ✔✔pertaining to
✔✔-ectomy - ✔✔excision
✔✔-ectasis - ✔✔expansion or dilation
✔✔-itis - ✔✔inflammation
✔✔para- - ✔✔alongside of or abnormal
✔✔circum-, peri- - ✔✔around
✔✔epi- - ✔✔upon
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔PAR - ✔✔postanesthetic recovery
✔✔B - ✔✔bilateral
✔✔cc - ✔✔cubic centimeter; 1 cc = 1 mL
✔✔gutta - ✔✔drop
✔✔gt - ✔✔drop
✔✔gtt - ✔✔drops
✔✔dr - ✔✔dram; equal to 1/8 oz
✔✔oral - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔buccal - ✔✔in the cheek
✔✔sublingual - ✔✔under the tongue
✔✔intradermal(ID) - ✔✔within the skin
✔✔intramuscular(IM) - ✔✔within the muscle
✔✔intravenous(IV) - ✔✔within the vein
✔✔b.i.d. - ✔✔twice a day
✔✔h.s. - ✔✔bedtime
✔✔noc. - ✔✔night
✔✔p.c. - ✔✔after meals
✔✔p.r.n. - ✔✔as needed
✔✔q - ✔✔every
✔✔q.i.d. - ✔✔four times a day
, ✔✔t.i.d. - ✔✔three times a day
✔✔AD - ✔✔right ear
✔✔AS - ✔✔Left ear
✔✔AU - ✔✔both ears
✔✔OD - ✔✔right eye
✔✔OS - ✔✔left eye
✔✔OU - ✔✔both eyes
✔✔p.o. - ✔✔by mouth
✔✔phag/o - ✔✔eat or swallow
✔✔lith/o - ✔✔stone
✔✔hist/o - ✔✔tissue
✔✔neur/o - ✔✔nerve
✔✔necr/o - ✔✔death
✔✔-emia - ✔✔blood condition
✔✔hyper- - ✔✔above or excess
✔✔-eal, -ous, -is, -tic - ✔✔pertaining to
✔✔-ectomy - ✔✔excision
✔✔-ectasis - ✔✔expansion or dilation
✔✔-itis - ✔✔inflammation
✔✔para- - ✔✔alongside of or abnormal
✔✔circum-, peri- - ✔✔around
✔✔epi- - ✔✔upon
