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Med Term, Acronyms
Medical Terminology, Acronyms & Symbols
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| calculi | stone |
| cele | tumor, cyst; hernia |
| cyto | cell |
| glyco | sugar; sweet |
| homeo, homo | similar, same, like |
| lingua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| madaro | falling hair |
| 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 | vertebra |
| cutis | skin |
| dent | teeth |
| derma | skin |
| hapsia | touch |
| odont | teeth |
| onco | tumor |
| onychia | nail beds |
| pedicular | lice |
| prurigo | itching |
| psora | itch |
| 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 |
| 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 | noise |
| oxy | oxygen, keen |
| pector | breast, chest |
| pleura | rib side |
| pneumo | lung |
| ptysis | to split |
| pulmo | lungs |
| rhin | nose |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| creatinine | a waste material in urine |
| cysto | bladder |
| glomerulo | nephron part; little ball |
| nephro | kidney |
| peritoneo | lining of the abdominal organs |
| pyelo | pelvis |
| 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 |
| enchephalo | brain |
| esthesia | sensation |
| medulla | brain middle |
| meningo | membranes; spinal cord |
| neuro | nerves |
| occiput | back of skull |
| oculo | eye |
| opthalmo | eye |
| oto | ear |
| parietes | parietal; wall part |
| pons | bridges |
| tempora | temporal |
| an | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| algia | pain |
| ante | before; wall part |
| anti | against |
| bi | two; double |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| co, con | together |
| de | down or away from |
| desis | binding; fixation of |
| dia | through |
| dys | difficult; abnormal |
| ecto | outside |
| ectomy | excision |
| endo | within |
| epi | outer, on top of, over |
| exo | away from |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| ferro | iron |
| fore | before |
| form | shape of |
| graphy | writing, record |
| hemi | half |
| hydra, hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| iasis | condition of |
| iatric | medicine |
| ic | pertaining to |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| isis, asis | condition of |
| itis | inflammation of |
| juxta | near |
| kinesis | movement |
| kypho | humped |
| logia, logy | science of |
| lysis | disintegration |
| macro | large, long |
| malacia | softening |
| med, medi, medio | middle |
| mega, megaly | enlargement |
| micro | small |
| mono | single, one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| ob | against |
| oid | like, shape; resemble |
| oligo | few |
| ology | study of |
| 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 |
| reflex | flex response to stimulation |
| 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 | Certified Medical Assistant |
| RMA | Registered Medical Assistant |
| CNA | Certified Nursing Aide |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| LPN, LVN | Licensed Practical Nurse; Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| ME | Medical Examiner |
| MLT | Medical Lab Technologist |
| NP, APRN | Nurse Practioner |
| OT | Occupational Therapist |
| PA | Physician's Assistant |
| PT | Pysical Therapist |
| RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RRT, RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Therapist |
| Common Abbreviations | Common Abbreviations |
| a | before |
| an | of each |
| abd | abdominal |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| ad lib | as desired |
| a.m. | morning |
| amt. | amount |
| AROM | active range of motion |
| AX | axillary (temp under the arm) |
| BID | two times a day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| C | celcius |
| c Ì… (with a bar over 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 |
| DON | director of nurses |
| Dr. | doctor |
| DX | diagnosis |
| F | farenheit |
| 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 and vomiting |
| O.D. | right eye |
| OOB | out of bed |
| O.S. | left eye |
| O.U. | both eyes |
| oz. | ounce |
| p Ì… (with a bar over it) | after; post |
| 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 two hours |
| qid | four times a day |
| qod | every other day |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| QS | quantity sufficient |
| ® | rectal |
| R | respirations |
| RE/RUE/RLE | right extremity/right upper extremity/right lower extremity |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Rx | prescription |
| S Ì… (with a bar over it) | without |
| sig. | write; to be labeled |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| ss | half |
| SSE | soap suds enema |
| staph | staphylococcus |
| stat | immediately |
| strep | streptococcus |
| syr | syrup |
| T | temperature |
| tab | tablet |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| tid | three times a day |
| TO | telephone order |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, and respirations |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| UP | universal precautions |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| v.o. | verbal order |
| v.s. | vital signs |
| W/C | wheelchair |
| wt. | weight |
| CCU | coronary care unit; critical care unit |
| CS | central supply |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| ER | emergency room |
| lab | laboratory |
| MICU | medical intensive care unit |
| NICU | neuro intensive care unit; neonatal intensive care unit |
| OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynecology, or obstetrician |
| OR | operating room |
| pedi | pediatrics |
| PT | physcial therapy |
| RT | respiratory therapy |
| SICU | surgical intensive care unit |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| ACP | acute care panel |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| chem. | chemistry |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| CXR | chest X-ray |
| DPT | diphtheria, pertussis,tetanus |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| O&P | ova and parasites |
| O2 | oxygen |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| UA | urinalysis |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| Ca | calcium |
| CI | chloride |
| CRE | creatinine |
| Fe | iron |
| Glu | glucose |
| K+ | potassium |
| Na | sodium |
| NaHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate |
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |
| # | pound |
| @ | at |
| & | and |
| ∆ | change |
| ↑ | increase |
| ↓ | decrease |
| ♂ | male |
| ♀ | female |
| anterior | front side |
| distal | farthest point away from |
| dorsal | backside |
| high fowlers | sitting at a 90º angle |
| inferior | below |
| lateral | side of |
| medial | middle |
| peripheral | on the edge or outside of |
| posterior | rear or back of |
| prone | lie on the front side face down |
| proximal | nearest |
| superior | above |
| supine | lie on back |
| transverse | across |
| ventral | to the belly |
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