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Question | Answer |
adeno | gland |
calculi | stone |
cele | cyst;tumor;hernia |
cyto | cell |
glyco | sweet;sugar |
homeo,homo | similar,same,like |
lingua | tongue |
lip | fat |
lith | stone |
madaro | falling hair |
pedia | child |
psych | mind |
pyo | pus |
radi | rays |
thermic | heat |
arthro | joint |
carpo | wrist |
chondro | cartilage |
costa | rib |
cranio | skull |
dactyl | finger |
ili | hip |
manus | hand |
myel | bone marrow |
myo | muscle |
ortho | straighten |
osteo | bone |
pedi | foot |
spondyl | vertebrae |
cutis | skin |
dent | teeth |
derma | skin |
hapsia | touch |
odont | teeth |
onco | tumor |
onychia | nail beds |
pedicular | lice |
psora | itch |
prurigo | itching |
sarco | flesh |
sclero | hard |
squama | scaly |
tricho | hair |
chole | bile;gallbladder |
colon | large intestine |
emesis | vomiting |
entero | intestine |
gastro | stomach |
glosso | tongue |
hepat | liver |
ile | ileum |
laparo | abdomen |
myxo | mucus |
procto | anus;rectum |
pyloro | pylorus;gatekeeper |
stoma | opening;mouth |
viscero | body organs |
angio | vessel |
aortal | aorta,main artery |
arterio | artery |
atria | atrium;heart chamber |
cardio | heart |
emboli | vessel obstruction |
emia | blood |
hema, hemo | blood |
phleb | vein |
thrombo | blood clot |
varico | varicose veins |
vaso | blood vessel |
vena | vein |
ventricu | heart cavity |
broncho | bronchi, airway |
cili | hairlike processes |
ectasis | expansion |
laryngo | larynx; voice box |
naso | nose |
oro | mouth |
oxy | oxygen, keen |
pector | breast, chest |
pleura | rib side |
pneumo | lung |
ptysis | to spit |
pulmo | lungs |
rhin | nose |
tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
creatinine | waste material in urine |
cysto | bladder |
glomerulo | nephron part;little ball |
nephro | kidney |
peritoneo | lining of abdominal organs |
reni | kidney |
uretero | ureter |
urethro | urethra |
uri | urine |
uric | pertaining to urine |
urina | urine |
uro | urine |
bulbo | bulblike; bulbourethral gland |
cervi | neck; uterus |
galacto | milk |
genito | reproductive system |
hyster | uterus |
lactin | milk |
mast | breast |
metr | uterus |
natal | born |
oophoro | ovary |
orchido | testicle |
ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
salping | tube; fallopian |
sperma, spermato | seed |
vas | duct; vessel |
audio | sound |
cerebro | brain |
encephalo | brain |
esthesia | sensation |
medulla | brain middle |
meningo | membranes; spinal cord |
neuro | nerves |
occiput | back of skull |
oculo | eye |
ophthalmo | eye |
oto | ear |
parietes | parietel; wall part |
pons | bridges |
tempora | temporal |
dys | difficult; abnormal |
ante | before; wall part |
hydra, hydro | water |
algia | pain |
anti | against |
graphy | writing, record |
bi | two, double |
ectomy | excision |
hemi | half |
brady | slow |
desis | binding; fixation of |
ad | toward |
epi | outer, on top of; over |
hypo | below |
fore | before |
exo | away from |
ferro | iron |
co, con | together |
hyper | above |
extra | outside, beyond |
form | shape of |
de | down or away from |
a, an | without |
ab | away from |
endo | within |
dia | through |
ecto | outside |
inter | between |
intra | within |
isis, asis | condition of |
juxta | near |
kypho | humped |
med, medi, medio | middle |
micro | small |
mono | one, single |
multi | many |
neo | new |
ob | against |
ology | study of |
iasis | condition of |
iatric | medicine |
ic | pertaining to |
itis | inflammation of |
kinesis | movement |
logia, logy | science of |
lysis | disintegration |
macro | large, long |
malacia | softening |
mega, megaly | enlargement |
oid | like, shape; resemble |
oligo | few |
oma | tumor |
osis | condition |
otomy | incision |
pachy | thick |
para | near; departure from the norm |
path | disease |
penia | deficiency |
peri | around |
pexy | fixation, suspension |
phobia | fear of |
phoresis | transmission |
plasty | plastic surgical correction |
plegia | paralysis, stroke |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before |
pro | in front of; on behalf of |
pseudo | false |
ptosis | falling |
re | back, again |
retro | backward |
rrhaphy | suture |
rhexis | rupture |
scopy | exam |
semi | half |
sphygmo | pulse |
sub | below |
super, supra | above |
sym, syn | together |
tachy | swift, fast |
tele | distance |
toxo | toxic; poison |
trans | across |
tri | three |
ultra | above |
uni | one |
xeno | foreign |
xero | dry |
albus | white |
chloro | green |
chrom | color |
cirrhos | yellow |
cyano | blue |
erythr | red |
leuko | white |
melano | black |
polio | gray |
purpura | purple; porphyria |
rhodo | rose |
rubeo | red |
xantho | yellow |
CMA/RMA | Certified medical assistant; registered medical assistant |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
LVN/LPN | Licensed vocational nurse; Licensed Practical Nurse |
MD | Medical doctor |
ME | Medical Examiner |
MLT | Medical Lab Technologist |
NP | Nurse Practitioner |
OT | Occupational Therapist |
CNA | Certified nursing aide |
PA | Physician's assistant |
PT | Physical Therapist |
RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RRT, RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapist |
a | before |
aa | of each |
abd | abdominal |
a.c. | before meals |
ADL | activity of daily living |
ad lib | as desired |
a.m. | morning |
amt. | amount |
AROM | Active range of motion |
AX | Axillary |
BID | two times a day |
BM | bowel movement |
BP | blood pressure |
BRP | bathroom privileges |
C | celsius |
c (with a line above it) | with |
cal | calorie |
cath | catheter |
CBR | complete bed rest |
cc | cubic centimeter |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
cm | centimeter |
CN | charge nurse |
CNS | central nervous system |
c/o | complains of |
DC | discontinue |
D O N | Director of nurses |
Dr. | Doctor |
DX | diagnosis |
F | fahrenheit |
fx | fracture |
GI | gastrointestinal |
gtt | drop |
GU | genitourinary |
h | hour |
H2O | water |
HOB | head of bed |
HOH | hard of hearing |
HS | hour of sleep |
I/O | intake and output |
IV | intravenous |
kg | kilogram |
L | liter |
lb. | pound |
LE/LLE/LUE | lower extremity; left lower extremity; left upper extremity |
Lt. | left |
MI | myocardial infarction |
mm | millimeter |
noc | night |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
N/V | nausea & vomiting |
O.D. | right eye |
OOB | out of bed |
O.S. | left eye |
O.U. | both eyes |
oz. | ounce |
p (with a line above it) | after |
P | pulse |
p.c. | after meals |
PO | by mouth |
p.m. | evening |
prn | as needed |
PROM | passive range of motion |
pt. | patient |
qd | every day |
qh | every hour |
q2h | every 2 hours |
qid | 4 times a day |
qod | every other day |
QNS | quantity not sufficient |
QS | quantity sufficient |
R (with a circle around it) | rectal |
R | respirations |
RE/RUE/RLE | right extremity; right upper extremity; right lower extremity |
ROM | range of motion |
Rx | prescription |
brachy | short |
amb | both sides |
-ase | enzyme |
dacry | tears |
demi | half |
diplo | double |
eu | well |
fuge | to drive away |
gene-genic | origin-formation |
idio | peculiar |
gog-gogue | to make flow |
gram | a mark-tracing |
holo | all |
iso | equal |
kera | horn |
proto | first |
venter-ventro | abdomen |
per | excessive |
tomy | cutting |
plasm | to mold |
lepto | small soft |
meta | beyond, over |
mio | less |
omo | shoulder |
opisth | backward |
pan | all |
scopy | to see |
phylaxis | protection |
trophic | pert.to nourishment |
plastic | molded-restored |
rhage-rhagia | hemorrhage,flow |
rhea | to flow |
sclerosis | dryness, hardness |
cide | causing death |
cac | bad |
di | double,apart from |
dynia | pain |
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