Intro to Healthcare Terminology Ch1
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| Ante- | before; in front of | ||||
| Anti- | against | ||||
| Dys- | bad; painful; abnormal; difficult | ||||
| Endo-, End- | inner; within | ||||
| Ex- | outside; out | ||||
| Hyper- | excessive; above | ||||
| Hypo- | deficient; below; under | ||||
| Per- | through | ||||
| Peri- | around; surrounding | ||||
| -al, -ac, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous | pertaining to | ||||
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection | ||||
| -graphy | process of recording | ||||
| -itis | inflammation | ||||
| -logy | study of | ||||
| -plasty | surgical repair | ||||
| -scopy | visual examination | ||||
| -tomy | incision; process of cutting | ||||
| -y | condition; process | ||||
| arthr/o | joint | ||||
| cardi/o | heart | ||||
| colon/o, col/o | colon | ||||
| enter/o | small intestines | ||||
| gastr/o | stomach | ||||
| hyster/o | uterus | ||||
| nat/o | birth; born | ||||
| oste/o | bone | ||||
| path/o | disease | ||||
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft | ||||
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome | ||||
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | ||||
| LASER | Light amplification by stimulation emission radiation | ||||
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate | ||||
| -icle, -ole, -ule | small; tiny | ||||
| -is | structure; thing | ||||
| -um | structure | ||||
| -malacia | softening | ||||
| -megaly | enlargement | ||||
| -oma | tumor; mass | ||||
| -osis | abnormal condition | ||||
| -ptosis | drooping; prolapse; sagging | ||||
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | busting forth | ||||
| -rrhea | discharge; flow | ||||
| -rrhexis | rupture | ||||
| -sclerosis | hardening | ||||
| -stenosis | narrowing | ||||
| -metry | process measurement | ||||
| -opsy | process of viewing | ||||
| -gram | process of recording | ||||
| -rrhaphy | suture | ||||
| -stomy | new opening | ||||
| -tome | instrument used to cut | ||||
| -tripsy | crushing | ||||
| -graph | instrument to record | ||||
| -meter | instrument to measure | ||||
| -scope | instrument to view | ||||
| -tripter | machine to crush | ||||
| -trite | instrument to crush | ||||
| -er | one who | ||||
| -iatrician, -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment | ||||
| -iatrics | treatment | ||||
| -iatry | process of treatment | ||||
| -ist | one who specializes | ||||
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of | ||||
| Pre- | before | ||||
| Post- | after | ||||
| A-, An- | no; not; without | ||||
| Epi- | above; upon | ||||
| Hemi- | half; partial | ||||
| In- | not; inside | ||||
| Inter- | between | ||||
| Infra- | below | ||||
| Intra- | within | ||||
| Neo- | new | ||||
| Par- | near | ||||
| Para- | abnormal | ||||
| Poly- | many | ||||
| Sub- | under; below | ||||
| Trans- | through | ||||
| Z= | x | ||||
| F= | ph | ||||
| N= | gn | ||||
| U= | eu | ||||
| T= | pt | ||||
| S= | ps | ||||
| fet/o | fetus | ||||
| tympan/o | eardrum | ||||
| Chlor | green | ||||
| Eryth | red | ||||
| Xanth | yellow | ||||
| Leuk | white | ||||
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft | ||||
| EGD | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | ||||
| ENT | Ear, nose, throat | ||||
| GSW | Gun shot wound | ||||
| Na | Sodium | ||||
| NPO | Nothing by mouth | ||||
| C & S | Culture and sensitivity | ||||
| I & D | Incision and drainage | ||||
| FB | Foreign body | ||||
| CT scan | Computed tomography | ||||
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging | ||||
| PET scan | Positron emission tomography | ||||
| KUB | Kidney, ureter, bladder | ||||
| stat | immediately | ||||
| H & P | history and physical | ||||
| q. | every | ||||
| q.d. | every day | ||||
| q.i.d. | four times a day | ||||
| q.h. | every hour | ||||
| bi/o | life | ||||
| dent/i, odont/o | teeth | ||||
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin | ||||
| electr/o | electrical activity | ||||
| hepat/o | liver | ||||
| lith/o | stone | ||||
| log/o | study; knowledge | ||||
| ophthalm/o | eye | ||||
| therm/o | heat; temperature | ||||
| troph/o | nourishment; development |
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Created by:
Alyse Gilmore
on 2011-06-19