Question | Answer |
A | away from, negative, not, without |
Algia | pain, suffering |
Appendo/o | appendix |
Arteri/o | artery |
Arthr/o | joint |
Carcin/o | cancerous |
Cardio/o | heart |
Centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
Col/o | colon, large intestine |
Ectomy | surgical removal, cuttin out, incision |
Emia | Blood, blood condition |
Endo | Within, in, inside |
Gastro/o | stomach, belly |
Graphy | writing, process of recording |
Hem/o | blood, relating to blood |
Hepat/o | liver |
Hyster/o | uterus, womb |
Itis | inflammation |
Laryng/o | voice box, larynx |
Lymph/o | lymphatic tissue |
Malacia | softening |
Myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
My/o | muscle |
Nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve, pertaining to nerves |
Ology | science or study of |
Oma | tumor, mass |
Osis | abnormal condition |
Oste/o | bone |
Ostomy | to furnish with a mouth, outlet or cutting incision |
Ot/o | ear, hearing |
Otomy | cutting, incision |
Pathy | disease suffering feeling emotion |
Peri | around, surrounding |
Plasty | surgical repair |
Psycho/o | mind |
Rrhage | bursting forth |
Rrhapgy | suture, stitch |
Rrhea | to flow, discharge |
Sclerosis | hardening |
Scopy | to see, visual examination |
Spasm | sudden contraction or muscles |
Stasis | stopping, controlling |
Tonsill/o | inflammation of tonsils, mass of lymphatic tissue |
ABGs | arterial blood gases |
ABO | blood group system |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
CBC | complete blood count |
Co2 | carbon dioxide |
crit | hematocrit |
diff | differencial count of white blood cells |
Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
Hct | Hematocrit |
HIV | human immunodefiecency virus |
K+ | potassium |
Mg++ | magnesium |
Na+ | Sodium |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
O2 | Oxygen |
Pt | prothrombin time/ pro-time |
PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
Pt | patient |
RBC | red blood cells, red blood count |
Sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) |
STAT | immediately |
T & C | type and crossmatch |
UA, ua | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
WBC | white blood cells |
AIDS | acquired immune defiency syndrome |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
BBT | Basal body temperature |
BC | blood culture |
Bio | life |
BM | bowel movement |
B/P | blood pressure |
BS | blood sugar |
C | carbon |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
CAT | computerized axial tomography scan |
CCU | coronary care unit |
CDC | centers for disease control |
ABR | absolute bedrest |
Aer/o | air (aerobic) |
ATP | adenosine triphosphate |