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medical abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a,an,ana | no;not;without |
| ante | before;forward |
| anti | against |
| bi | two;double;both |
| brady | slow |
| contra | against;opposite |
| dys | diffucult;painful |
| endo | within |
| epi | above;upon |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above;excessive |
| hypo | below;inferior |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| mal | bad;poor;abnormal |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| para | near;beside |
| per | through |
| peri | around;surrounding |
| poly | many;excessive |
| post | after |
| pre | before;in front of |
| retro | behind;backward;upward |
| semi | half |
| sub | below;under |
| syn | together;with |
| tachy | fast |
| tri | three |
| algia | pain |
| cyte | cell |
| ectomy | surgical removal;excision |
| emesis | vomit |
| emia | blood |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy | seizure |
| oid | resembling;like |
| (o)logist | specialist in the study or treatment of |
| (o)logy | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| ostomy | creation of an opening |
| otomy | incision into |
| pathy | disease |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pnea | breathing |
| rrhea | flow;discharge |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| stasis | control;stop |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat;fatty plaque |
| audi/o | hearing;sound |
| aur/o | ear |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyst/o | bladder;sac |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o,dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gyn/o,gyn/e,gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o,hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water,fluid |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lip/o | fat |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oculo,opthalmo,opto | eye |
| oro | mouth |
| osteo | bone |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| phlebo | vein |
| photo | light |
| pneumo | lungs,air |
| procto | rectum |
| psycho,psychi | mind or soul |
| pulmono | lungs |
| quadri | four |
| recto | rectum |
| reno | kidney |
| rhino | nose |
| septi | bacteria |
| thoraco | chest |
| thrombo | clot |
| tracheo | trachea |
| urethro | urethra |
| veno | vein |
| cerebrospinal | pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord |
| cerebrovascular | pertaining to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it |
| epidural | pertaining to above the dura mater |
| epilepsy | A disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent seizures |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges of the brain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| neurologist | a physician who specializes in diseases of the neurological system |
| schizophrenia | A type of psychosis in which the mind is said to be split from reality |
| bradycardia | pertaining to a slow heart rate |
| cardiologist | a physician who specializes in diseases of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypoxemia | too little oxygen in the blood |
| mycarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | lining around the outside of the heart |
| tachycardia | pertaining to the fast heart rate |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| dyspnea | diffucult,painful,or faulty breathing |
| hypoxia | a condition of deficient oxygen levels |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pulmonologist | specialist in the diseases of the lungs |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose |
| spirometry | measurement of breathing |
| stethoscope | instrument used to listen to lung and heart through the chest wall |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa a fluid filled sac around the joints |
| intramuscular | pertaining to within the muscle |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| orthopedic | pertaining to straight foot, study of diseases of the skeletal and muscular system |
| tendinitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| endocrinology | study of the secreting glands that comprise the endocrine system |
| hyperglycemia | too much sugar in the blood |
| hyperthyroidism | too much thyroid hormone |
| hypokalemia | low blood potassium |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| autoimmune | the disorder characterized by abnormal function of the immune system thaat causes the body to produce antibodies against itself |
| immunocompromised | A condition in which the immune system has been compromised by disease or immunosuppressive agents |
| leukemia | a maligent blood disease marked by abnormal white blood cells or leukocytes |
| metastasis | the spread of cancer cells beyond the original site of the tumor through blood or lymph |
| anemia | a blood condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells ,hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red blood cells |
| hermatology | medical study of the blood |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| cholecystectomy | sugical removal of the gall bladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic liver condition that causes yellowing of tissues |
| colonoscopy | process of viewing the colon |
| dyspepsia | the condition of indigestion or of painful digestion |
| dysphagia | pertaining to the diffuculty in eating or swallowing |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastroenterologist | specialist in the study or treatment of the stomach and intestines |
| nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and the stomach(a tube that travels from the nose to the stomach) |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| sublingual | perrtaining to under the tongue |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of the kidney |
| polyuria | condition in which you urinate excessively |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis area of the kidney |
| urologist | physician who specializes in conditions of the urinary system |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| intraocular | pertaining to the inside of the eye |
| ophthalmologist | specialist in diseases of the eye |
| optometry | process of measuring the eye |
| photophobia | extreme sensitivity and discomfort from light |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | specialist in the study of diseases of the skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| histology | the study of tissues |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to below the skin |
| gynecologist | a physician who specializes in the reproductive system of women |
| hysterectomy | the surgical removal of the uterus |
| mammogram | an x-ray of the breast |
| obstetrics | the speciality pertaining to the care and treatment of the mother and fetus throughoout pregnancy,childbirth,and the immediate postpartum period |
| vasectomy | excision of the part of the vas deferens to produce male sterility |
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