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Med Term RAD'12
Question | Answer |
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ab- | away from |
a, an- | without |
ante- | front |
bi- | two |
co- | together |
contra- | against |
decub- | side |
dors- | back |
dys- | difficult |
ect- | outside |
en- | in |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
ex- | out |
hemi- | half |
hydro- | water |
hyper- | above/greater |
hypo- | below/lesser |
infero- | below |
megal- | large |
pan- | all |
peri- | around |
poly- | many |
post- | back/after |
pre- | before |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | backward |
sclera- | hard |
sub- | below |
super- | above |
trans- | across |
tri- | three |
vent- | front |
angio- | vessel |
arth- | joint |
cardi- | heart |
cephal- | brain |
cerebro- | head |
cerv- | neck |
chiro- | hand |
chole- | bile |
chondr- | cartilage |
cost- | rib |
crani- | skull |
cysto- | bladder |
derm- | skin |
encephal- | brain |
enter- | intestine |
gastr- | stomach |
hem- | blood |
hepat- | liver |
hyster- | uterus |
leuk- | white |
lith- | stone |
nephr- | kidney |
ostero- | bone |
phren- | diaphragm |
pneum- | air |
pyel- | pelvis/renal |
radi- | ray |
viscer | organ |
algia- | pain |
centesis- | puncture |
dia- | through |
ectomy- | excision |
emia- | blood |
ectasis- | expansion |
genic- | origin |
lasis- | condition |
itis- | inflammation |
megaly- | enlargement |
myel- | spinal cord |
oid- | like |
oma- | like |
osis- | condition |
pathy- | disease |
plasty- | surgical correction |
pulm- | lung |
pyel- | pelvis (renal) |
rhaphy- | suture |
scopy- | inspection |
tomy- | incision |
ASAP | as soon as possible |
BE | barium enema |
BID | twice a day |
BP | blood pressure |
C | with (cum) |
CA | cancer |
CBC | complete blood count |
Cc | cubic centimeter |
CCU | coronary care unit |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
Cm | centimeter |
CNS | central nervous system |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
KUB | kidney |
lat | lateral |
LMP | last menstrual period |
MI | myocardial infraction |
mm | millimeter |
MRI | MR |
NG | nasogastric |
OP | outpatient |
OR | operating room |
post-op | after surgery |
prn | as needed |
pt | patient |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
CT | computed tomography |
DOB | date of birth |
ER/ED | emergency room/department |
GI | gastrointestinal |
Hx | history |
ICU | intensive care unit |
IM | intramuscular |
IV | intravenous |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
R/O | rule out |
s | without (sine) |
SOB | short of breath |
STAT | immediately |
TB | tuberculosis |
TPR | temperature |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal series |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary track infection |
VD | venereal disease |
y/o | years old |
Appendicitis | inflammation of appendix |
CaBG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (open heart surgery) |
Catheter | tube passed through body for injecting or removing fluids |
CVA | Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
Dx | diagnosis |
edema | swelling of tissue due to accumulation of fluid |
ET tube | tube entering tracheea for passage of air |
Fistula | abnormal opening between two organs |
Fx | fracture |
Hpertension | HBP / HTN elevated blood pressure |
Anoxia | Total depletion of oxygen in tissue |
Hypoxia | low oxygen to the tissues |
Hysterectomy | surgical removal of the uterus |
NCP | no chance of pregnancy |
NG tube | tube inserted through the nose to stomach |
Pulmonary edema | accumulation of fluid in the air sacs and tissue of lung |
Pneumonia | inflammation of lung tissue |
T tube | Tube in the shape of T used for drainage |