Question | Answer |
vas | duct; vessel
4 |
creatinine | a waste material in urine
4 |
cysto | bladder
4 |
glomerulo | nephron part; little ball
4 |
nephro | kidney
4 |
peritoneo | lining of abdominal organs
4 |
pyelo | pelvis
4 |
reni | kidney
4 |
uretero | ureter
4 |
urethro | urethra
4 |
uri | urine
4 |
uric | pertaining to urine
4 |
urnia | urine
4 |
uro | urine
4 |
bulbo | bulblike; bulbourethral gland
4 |
cervi | neck; uterus
4 |
galacto | milk
4 |
genito | reproductive system
4 |
hyster | uterus
4 |
lactin | milk
4 |
mast | breast
4 |
metr | uterus
4 |
natal | born
4 |
oophoro | ovary
4 |
orchido | testicle
4 |
ova, ovi, ovo | egg
4 |
salping | tube; fallopian
4 |
sperma, spermato | seed
4 |
cele | tumor, cyst, hernia
1 |
adeno | gland
1 |
lith | stone
1 |
cyto | cell
1 |
arthro | joint
1 |
chondro | cartilage
1 |
costa | rib
1 |
dactyl | finger
1 |
ili | hip
1 |
manus | hand
1 |
myel | bone marrow
1 |
myo | muscle
1 |
sclero | hard
2 |
myxo | mucus
2 |
laparo | abdomen
2 |
ile | ileum
2 |
tricho | hair
2 |
laryngo | larynx, voice box
3 |
arterio | artery
3 |
pulmo | lungs
3 |
pneumo | lung
3 |
varico | varicose veins
3 |
vaso | blood vessel
3 |
broncho | bronchi, airway
3 |
ptysis | to spit
3 |
pleura | rib side
3 |
pector | breast, chest
3 |
oxy | oxygen, keen
3 |
oro | mouth
3 |
naso | nose
3 |
ectasis | expansion
3 |
ventricu | heart cavity
3 |
vena | vein
3 |
tracheo | trachea, windpipe
3 |
rhin | nose
3 |
aortal | aorta, main artery
3 |
angio | vessel
3 |
cardio | heart
3 |
emboli | vessel obstruction
3 |
emia | blood
3 |
hema, hemo | blood
3 |
phleb | vein
3 |
thrombo | blood clot
3 |
cili | hairlike processes
3 |
entero | intestine
2 |
gastro | stomach
2 |
cutis | skin
2 |
ortho | straighten
1 |
osteo | bone
1 |
pedi | foot
1 |
spondyl | vertebra
1 |
madaro | falling hair
1 |
glyco | sweet, sugar
1 |
radi | rays
1 |
pyloro | pylorus; gatekeeper
2 |
stoma | opening; mouth
2 |
viscero | body organs
2 |
glosso | tongue
2 |
hepat | liver
2 |
pedicular | lice
2 |
prurigo | itching
2 |
psora | itch
2 |
sarco | flesh
2 |
onco | tumor
2 |
derma | skin
2 |
hapsia | touch
2 |
odont | teeth
2 |
dent | teeth
2 |
onychia | nail beds
2 |
squama | scaly
2 |
psych | mind
1 |
pyo | pus
1 |
thermic | heat
1 |
homeo, homo | similiar, same, like
1 |
lip | fat
1 |
calculi | stone
1 |
lingua | tongue
1 |
carpo | wrist
1 |
cranio | skull
1 |
procto | anus; rectum
2 |
chole | bile; gallbladder
2 |
colon | large intestine
2 |
emesis | vomiting
2 |
audio | sound
5 |
cerebro | brain
5 |
encephalo | brain
5 |
esthesia | sensation
5 |
medulla | brain middle
5 |
meningo | membranes; spinal cord
5 |
neuro | nerves
5 |
occiput | back of skull
5 |
oculo | eye
5 |
ophthalmo | eye
5 |
oto | ear
5 |
parietes | parietel; wall part
5 |
pons | bridges
5 |
tempora | temporal
5 |
a, an | without
prefix
6 |
ab | away from
prefix
6 |
ad | toward
prefix
6 |
algia | pain
prefix or suffix (mostly suffix)
6 |
ante | before; wall part
prefix or suffix
6 |
anti | against
prefix
6 |
bi | two, double
prefix
6 |
brady | slow
prefix or suffix
6 |
circum | around
prefix
6 |
co, con | together
prefix or suffix
6 |
de | down or away from
prefix or suffix
6 |
desis | binding; fixation of
prefix or suffix (mostly suffix
6 |
dia | through
prefix or suffix
6 |
dys | difficult; abnormal
prefix
6 |
ecto | outside
prefix
6 |
ectomy | excision
prefix or suffix (mostly suffix)
6 |
endo | within
prefix
6 |
epi | outer, on top of, over
prefix
6 |
exo | away from
prefix
6 |
extra | outside, beyond
prefix or suffix
6 |
ferro | iron
prefix
6 |
fore | before
prefix or suffix
6 |
form | shape of
prefix or suffix
6 |
graphy | writing, record
prefix or suffix
6 |
hemi | half
prefix
6 |
hydra, hydro | water
prefix
6 |
hyper | above
prefix
6 |
hypo | below
prefix
6 |
iasis | condition of
suffix
7 |
iatric | medicine
suffix
7 |
ic | pertaining to
suffix
7 |
inter | between
prefix
7 |
intra | within
prefix
7 |
isis, asis | condition of
suffix
7 |
itis | inflammation of
suffix
7 |
juxta | near
prefix
7 |
kinesis | movement
prefix or suffix
7 |
kypho | humped
prefix
7 |
logia, logy | science of
suffix
7 |
lysis | disintegration
suffix
7 |
macro | large, long
prefix
7 |
malacia | softening
prefix or suffix
7 |
med, medi, medio | middle
prefix or suffix
7 |
mega, megaly | enlargement
prefix or suffix
7 |
micro | small
mostly prefix
7 |
mono | single, one
prefix
7 |
multi | many
prefix
7 |
neo | new
prefix
7 |
ob | against
prefix
7 |
oid | like, shape, resemble
suffix
7 |
oligo | few
prefix or suffix
7 |
ology | study of
suffix
7 |
oma | tumor
suffix
7 |
osis | condition
suffix
7 |
otomy | incision
suffix
7 |
pachy | thick
prefix or suffix
8 |
para | near, departure from the norm
prefix
8 |
path | disease
prefix or suffix
8 |
penia | deficiency
suffix
8 |
peri | around
prefix
8 |
pexy | fixation, suspension
suffix
8 |
phobia | fear of
suffix
8 |
phoresis | transmission
suffix
8 |
plasty | plastic surgical correction
suffix
8 |
plegia | paralysis; stroke
suffix
8 |
poly | many
prefix or suffix
8 |
post | after
prefix or suffix
8 |
pre | before
prefix
8 |
pro | in front of; on behalf of
prefix
8 |
pseudo | false
prefix
8 |
ptosis | falling
suffix
8 |
re | back, again
prefix
8 |
retro | backward
prefix
8 |
rrhaphy | suture
suffix
8 |
rhexis | rupture
suffix
8 |
scopy | exam
suffix
8 |
semi | half
prefix
8 |
sphygmo | pulse
prefix
8 |
sub | below
prefix
8 |
super, supra | above
prefix
8 |
sym, syn | together
prefix or suffix
8 |
tachy | swift, fast
prefix
8 |
tele | distance
prefix
8 |
toxo | toxic, poison
prefix or suffix
8 |
trans | across
prefix
8 |
tri | three
prefix
8 |
ultra | above
prefix
8 |
uni | one
prefix
8 |
xeno | foreign
prefix
8 |
xero | dry
prefix
8 |
albus | white
prefix or suffix
9 |
chloro | green
prefix or suffix
9 |
chrom | color
prefix or suffix
9 |
cirrhos | yellow
prefix or suffix
9 |
cyano | blue
prefix or suffix
9 |
erythr | red
prefix
9 |
leuko | white
prefix
9 |
melano | black
prefix
9 |
polio | gray
prefix
9 |
purpura | purple; porphyria
prefix
9 |
rhodo | rose
prefix
9 |
rubeo | red
prefix
9 |
xantho | yellow
prefix
9 |
CMA
RMA | Certified Medical Assistant
Registered Medical Assistant
9 |
CNA | Certified Nursing Aide
9 |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician
9 |
LVN
LPN | Licensed Vocational Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
9 |
MD | Medical Doctor
9 |
ME | Medical Examiner
9 |
MLT | Medical Lab Technologist
9 |
NP | Nurse Practitioner
9 |
OT | Occupational Therapist
9 |
PA | Physician's Assistant
9 |
PT | Physical Therapist
9 |
RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician
(formerly ART - Accredited Record Technologist
9 |
RN | Registered Nurse
9 |
RRT
RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory Therapist
9 |
a | before
10 |
aa | of each
10 |
abd | abdominal
10 |
a.c. | before meals
10 |
ADL | activity of daily living
10 |
ad lib | as desired
10 |
a.m. | morning
10 |
amt. | amount
10 |
AROM | active range of motion
10 |
AX | axillary
10 |
BID | two times a day
10 |
BM | bowel movement
10 |
BP | blood pressure
10 |
BRP | bathroom privileges
10 |
C | Celsius
10 |
_
C | with
10 |
cal | calorie
10 |
cath | catheter
10 |
CBR | complete bed rest
10 |
cc | cubic centimeter
10 |
CHF | congestive heart failure
10 |
cm | centimeter
10 |
CN | charge nurse
10 |
CNS | central nervous system
10 |
c/o | complaints of
10 |
DC | discontinue
10 |
DON | director of nurses
10 |
DR. | doctor
10 |
DX | diagnosis
10 |
F | Fahrenheit
10 |
fx | fracture
10 |
GI | gastrointestinal
10 |
gtt | drop
10 |
GU | genitourinary
10 |
h | hour
10 |
H2O | water
10 |
HOB | head of bed
10 |
HOH | hard of hearing
10 |
HS | hour of sleep
10 |
I/O | intake and output
10 |
IV | intravenous
10 |
kg | kilogram
10 |
L | liter
10 |
lb. | pound
10 |
LE/LLE/LUE | lower extremity
left lower extremity
left upper extremity
10 |
Lt. | left
10 |
MI | myocardial infarction
10 |
mm | millimeter
10 |
noc | night
10 |
NPO | nothing by mouth
10 |
N/V | nausea and vomiting
10 |
O.D. | right eye
10 |
OOB | out of bed
10 |
O.S. | left eye
10 |
O.U. | both eyes
10 |
oz. | ounce
10 |
_
p | after
10 |
P | pulse
10 |
p.c. | after meals
10 |
PO | by mouth
10 |
p.m. | evening
10 |
prn | as needed
10 |
PROM | passive range of motion
10 |
pt. | patient
10 |
qd | every day
10 |
qh | every hour
10 |
q2h | every two hours
10 |
qid | four times a day
10 |
qod | every other day
10 |
QNS | quantity not sufficient
10 |
QS | quantity sufficient
10 |
R inside of a circle | rectal
10 |
R | respirations
10 |
RE/RUE/RLE | right extremity
right upper extremity
right lower extremity
10 |
ROM | range of motion
10 |
Rx | prescription
10 |
_
s | without
11 |
sig. | write; to be labeled
11 |
SOB | shortness of breath
11 |
ss | half
11 |
SSE | soap suds enema
11 |
staph | staphylococcus
11 |
stat | immediately
11 |
strep | streptococcus
11 |
syr | syrup
11 |
T | temperature
11 |
tab | tablet
11 |
tbsp. | tablespoon
11 |
tid | three times a day
11 |
TO | telephone order
11 |
TPR | temperature, pulse, and respirations
11 |
tsp. | teaspoon
11 |
UP | universal precautions
11 |
URI | upper respiratory infection
11 |
UTI | urinary tract infection
11 |
v.o. | verbal order
11 |
v.s. | vital signs
11 |
W/C | wheelchair
11 |
wt. | weight
11 |
CCU | coronary care unit; critical care unit
11 |
CS | central supply
11 |
EENT | eyes, ears, nose, and throat
11 |
ER | emergency room
11 |
GI lab | gastrointestinal lab
11 |
lab | laboratory
11 |
MICU | medical intensive care unit
11 |
NICU | neuro intensive care unit; neonatal intensive care unit
11 |
OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynecology, or obstetrician gynecologist
11 |
OR | operating room
11 |
pedi | pediatrics
11 |
PT | physical therapy
11 |
RT | respiratory therapy
11 |
SICU | surgical intensive care unit
11 |
ABG | arterial blood gas
11 |
ACP | acute care panel
11 |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen
11 |
C&S | culture and sensitivity
11 |
CBC | complete blood count
11 |
chem. | chemistry
11 |
CSF | cerebral spinal fluid
11 |
CXR | chest X ray
11 |
DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
11 |
FBS | fasting flood sugar
11 |
HCT | hematocrit
11 |
Hgb | hemoglobin
11 |
O&P | ova and parasites
11 |
O2 | oxygen
11 |
RBC | red blood cells
11 |
TB | tuberculosis
11 |
UA | urinalysis
11 |
WBC | white blood cells
11 |
Ca
(chemistries) | calcium
11 |
CI
(chemistries) | chloride
11 |
CRE
(chemistries) | creatinine
11 |
Fe
(chemistries) | iron
11 |
GIu | gluccose
11 |
K+ | potassium
11 |
Na | sodium
11 |
NaHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate
11 |
< | less than
11 |
> | greater than
11 |
# | pound
11 |
@ | at
11 |
& | and
11 |