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Leslie's Study Tool
Combining, suffixes, prefixes & abbrev.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/an | without |
| ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic Hormone |
| ad- | towards, forward |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficieny Syndrome |
| ambul/o | walking |
| amni/o | amnion |
| andr/o | male |
| ante | before |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus |
| ASAP | as sson as possible |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| BaE | Barium Enema |
| bi- | two |
| malan/o | black |
| anthrax/o | black |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hem/o | blood |
| cyan/o | blue |
| BM | bowel Movement |
| oste/o | bone |
| brady | slow |
| encephal/o | brain |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| cyte | cell |
| chlor/o | green |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| clasis | break, fracture |
| chrom/o | colour |
| chromic | colour |
| osis | condition of |
| iasis | condition of |
| contra | againts, opposite |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmanary Disease |
| core/o | pupil |
| cranium | skull |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cry/o | cold |
| dacry/o | tear |
| necr/o | death |
| penia | decrease |
| hypo | decrease, deficiency |
| dent/o | tooth |
| lysis | destruction of |
| di- | double |
| dia | through |
| ectasis | dilation |
| orrhea | discharge |
| dys | painful, bad |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| phagia | swallowing |
| EEC | Electroencephalogram, Electroencephalography |
| ECG | electrcardiogram, electrocardiography |
| ect/o | outward |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| edema | swelling |
| emesis | vomitting |
| emia | blood condition |
| megaly | enlargement |
| eosin/o | rose coloured |
| epi | above |
| eu- | well, good, easily |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| supra | excessive |
| ultra | excessive |
| hyper | excessive |
| exo | outside |
| pseudo | false |
| primi | first |
| genisis | forming, producing |
| poesis | forming, producing |
| FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| fx | fracture |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal Fluid |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
| D&C | Dilation & curettage |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| glands | gland |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| gram | record |
| graph | instrument to record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| HgB | Hemoglobin |
| cusis | hearing |
| HEENT | Head, eyes, ears, nose, thoat |
| hemi | one half |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood, bleeding |
| cele | hernia |
| hist/o | tissue |
| homeostasis | balance |
| hist/o | history |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| ili/o | illium |
| -ism | state of |
| otomy | incision |
| itis | inflammation of |
| infra | under |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| scope | instrument |
| irid/o | iris |
| arthr/o | joint |
| kal | potassium |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| kinese | movement |
| KUB | Kidney, ureters & bladder |
| later/o | side |
| lith/o | stone |
| malaia | softening |
| meter | instrument to measure |
| metry | measurement |
| morph/o | change, shape |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| narc/o | sleep |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| NIDDM | Non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| no | none |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NSAIDS | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| OB-GYN | obstetrics-Gynecology |
| OD | right eye |
| oid | resembling |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovaries |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| PAP | papanicolaou smear |
| para | near |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | decrease |
| pepsia | digestion |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid |
| peri | around |
| rragia | bursting forth |
| rrhaphy | suturing, repair |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| phasia | speech |
| phonia | sound |
| physis | growth |
| pil/o | hair |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pod/o | foot |
| poly | many, much |
| pre | before |
| gravida | pregnancy |
| pro | before |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| pt | patient |
| ptosis | dropping |
| ptysis | spitting |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| centasis | puncture of |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| R/O | rule out |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| RBC | Red blood cells |
| rect/o | rectum |
| erythr/o | red |
| retro | behind, back |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes |
| schist/o | split, fissure |
| scoli/o | bent |
| scopy | exam |
| seb/o | sebum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| somat/o | body |
| sphygmomanometer | B/P cuff |
| spondyl/o | spine |
| spin/o | spine |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stasis | standing still |
| STAT | immediatly |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| sub | under |
| pexy | suspension |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| T&A | Tonsils & Adenoids |
| tachy | rapid |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| tomy | incision |
| ton/o | tone |
| trans | through |
| TSH | Thyroid stimulating hormone |
| TURP | Transurthral resection of the prostate |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ultra | beyond |
| uni | one |
| ur | urine |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| URI | Upper respiratory infection |
| uria | urination |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| hydro | water |
| aqua | water |
| endo | within |
| intra | within |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| x-ray | radiograph |
| brady | slow |
| mal | bad |
| meso | middle |
| micro | small |
| macro | large |
| S&S | signs & symptoms |
| WBC | White blood cells |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis |
| EMG | Electromyelography |
| DOA | Dead on arrival |
| GTT | Glucose tolance test |
| BK | Below the knee |
| ad lib | as desired |
| AS | left eye |
| Bx | biopsy |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| AK | Above the knee |
| LMP | last menstrustal period |
| OS | left eye |
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