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Combinging Forms, Prefixes, Sufixes & Abbrevations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremity |
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o | calcium |
| chrom/o | colour |
| cortic/o | cortex/outer region |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cyt/o | cell |
| gluc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| glyc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| glycos/o | sugar, sweetness |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| home/o | same, alike |
| hypophys/o | pituitary glands |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| kal/i | potassium (electrolyte) |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| lute/o | yellow |
| medull/o | medulla, inner section |
| melan/o | black, dark |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| pineal/o | pineal gland |
| ren/o | kidney |
| somat/o | body |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -algia | pain |
| -crine | secrete |
| -dispia | thirst |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, excession |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -ism | condition, state of |
| -logist | specialist in study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | ab c/o |
| -ous | P2 |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -physis | growth |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -tomy | incision, process of cutting |
| -toxic | poison, toxin |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -tropic | stimulating, influence |
| -tropin | stimulate |
| -uria | urine |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | above, upon, on top |
| eu- | good, normal, well |
| exo- | outward, outside |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | below, defiecent, under |
| inter- | between |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| meta- | change, beyond, after |
| pan- | all, every, entire |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| poli- | gray, gray matter |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| semi- | one half, half |
| tri- | three |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ABGs | arterial blood gas (es) |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| Ad lib | as desired |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| AFB | acid-fast bacillus |
| APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| b.i.d. | twice a day |
| BE | barium enema |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BMR | basal maetabolic rate |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| c | with |
| C | culture and sensitivity |
| C | crossmatch and type |
| cap | capsule |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| cc | cubic centimetres |
| CK | conductive keratoplasty |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CXR | chest xray |
| dc, DC | discharge, discontinue |
| DI | diabetes insipidus, diagnostic imaging |
| DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| dr. | dram |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| ESR | erythocyte sedimentation rate |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| fl. dr. | fluid dram |
| fl. oz. | fluid ounce |
| FSH | follice stimulating hormone |
| GB/GBS | gall bladder series |
| GH | growth hormone |
| gr. | grain |
| gtt, gtts | drop |
| GTT | glucose tolerance testing |
| Hb | hemoglobin |
| HbA1c | glycoytated hemoglobin |
| HBV | hepatitis b virus |
| Hct | hamatocrit |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HIV | human immunodefiency virus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| hs | half strength, @ bedtime |
| hs prn | as required @ bedtime |
| IM | intramuscular |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| IV | intravenous |
| IV-GTT | intravenous glucose tolerance testing |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| K | potassium |
| KUB | kidney ureter bladder |
| LDH | lactic dehydrogense |
| lb. | pound |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| LS | lumbosacral spine |
| MCH | mean cell hemoglobin |
| MCHC | mean cell hemoglobin concentration |
| MCV | mean cell volume |
| Mg | magnesium |
| mg/dl, mg/dL | milligram per declitre |
| min. | minim |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MSH | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| Na | sodium |
| NPH | neutral protaime hagedorn (insulin) |
| NPO, n.p.o. | nothing by mouth |
| O | ova and parasites |
| OB | occult blood |
| OD,od | right eye, overdose, daily |
| OS | left eye, by mouth |
| OU | both eyes |
| oz. | ounce |
| P | phosphorus, pulse |
| p.o, po | by mouth |
| p.r.n., prn | as required |
| Pap | pap smear, papanicolaou test |
| PBI | protein bound iodine |
| pc, p.c. | after meals |
| PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PGH | pituitary growth hormone |
| PRL | prolactin |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| PT | prothrombin time, physical therapy patient |
| pt. | patient |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| PTT/aPTT/APTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| q.2h | every 2hrs |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.i.d. | four times daily |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| q_h | every ? hours |
| qAM | every morning |
| qhs | every bedtime |
| qPM | every evening |
| qs | quantity sufficient |
| qt. | quart |
| RAI | radioactive iodine |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| S | sugar & acetone |
| SBF | small bollow follow through |
| sc | scruple |
| SGOT | serum glutamic-oxaloacetic tranaminase |
| SGPT | serum glutamic - pyruvic |
| SL | sublingual |
| stat | immediately |
| subcu, Sub-Q,subQ,s/c | subcutaneous |
| T | type and screen |
| t.i.d. | three times daily |
| T3 | triiodothyroxine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| tab | tablet |
| TFT | thyroid function test |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| U | unit |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal series |
| US | ultrasound |
| VDRL | veneral disease research laboratory |
| VMA | vanilylimandelic acid |
| WBC | white blood cell count |
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