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health science vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | withouut |
| ectomy | excision |
| otomy | incision |
| oscopy | with scope |
| troph | development |
| path/o | disease |
| arthro | joint |
| chondro | cartilage |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| supra | above |
| crani | skull |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| mening | meninges |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| neuro | nerve |
| arter | artery |
| osteo | bone |
| myo | muscle |
| algesi | abnormal sensitivity |
| esthes | feeling or sensation |
| cyano | bue |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| therm | heat |
| edema | swelling |
| emia | blood |
| spasm | spasm |
| hem | blood |
| ex | out from |
| di | from |
| circum | around |
| pre | before |
| post | after |
| pod | foot |
| cervic/o | neck |
| burs/o | bursae |
| itis | inflammation |
| eryth | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| cardi | heart |
| megal | enlarged |
| dermat | skin |
| plast | surgical repair |
| enter | intestines |
| osis | any condition |
| aden | gland |
| angi | vessel |
| oma | tumor |
| nephr | kidney |
| hepat | liver |
| blephar | eyelid |
| ogolist | specialist |
| rhin | nose |
| gingiv | gums |
| malacia | soft |
| ology | study of |
| algia | pain |
| end | inside/within |
| hemi | half |
| oid | like |
| hyper | above, more than normal |
| cyst | sac containing fluid |
| chole | bile |
| hypo | below/under |
| scop | observe |
| hyster | uterus |
| ostomy | creating an opening |
| para | beside/ beyond |
| lysis | loosening/ destruction |
| pro | in front of/ before |
| mechano | machine |
| dynam | power |
| osom | odor |
| trich | hair |
| maxill | upper jawbone |
| an-, a | without, not |
| pre | in front of, before |
| strict | draw tight |
| semi | half |
| neo | new |
| hormone | excite |
| therm | heat |
| syn, sym | together |
| post | after |
| metr | uterus |
| pan | all |
| poly | many |
| ramus | branch |
| neuro | nerve |
| thromb | lump, clot |
| ab | away from, not |
| plegia | paralysis |
| ante | before |
| ex | out, away from |
| sarc | flesh |
| macro | large |
| intra | within |
| inter | between |
| infra | beneath |
| cryo | cold |
| mal | bad |
| glom | ball |
| pharmac | drug |
| lumbo | loins |
| arter | artery |
| appendic | appendix |
| thyro | thyroid |
| splen | spleen |
| ovario | ovary |
| adreno | adrenal (gland) |
| basi | base |
| pelvi | pelvis |
| vena | vein |
| urethr | urethra |
| utero | uterus |
| sacro | sacrum |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| ureter | ureter |
| laryng | larynx |
| bronch | bronchus |
| esphag | esophagus |
| bi | two, double, both |
| tri | three |
| ile | ileum |
| ili | ilium |
| lig | ligament |
| therap | therapy |
| ventr | front |
| eu | good |
| ambi | both |
| brachy | short |
| cau | burn |
| clas | break |
| duct | tube |
| ger | old |
| heter | other |
| infer | under |
| hom | same |
| olfact | smell |
| gyn | female |
| poster | back part |
| cata | down |
| platy | flat |
| pseud | false |
| proxim | nearest |
| scol | curved |
| apo | away from |
| di | twice |
| dia | through |
| blast | bud |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| traumat | wound |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| col | colon |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cyan | blue |
| psycho | mind |
| lip | fat |
| lith | stone |
| opt | eye |
| proct | anus |
| cost | rib |
| gram | record |
| acro | extremitites |
| rhexis | break |
| carcin | cancer |
| penia | decrease |
| gen | original |
| burso | sac |
| retro | backwards |
| trip | rub/ friction |
| strept | twist |
| desis | binding |
| mani | madness |
| glosso | toungue |
| ptosis | falling |
| mast | breast |
| rraphy | suture |
| dent | teeth |
| cephal | head |
| auto | self |
| epi | upon |
| hydro | water |
| lobo | section |
| emisis | vomiting |
| contra | against |
| iasis | condition |
| trans | through |
| brady | slow |
| ectasis | expansion |
| cyt | cell |
| odont | tooth |
| leuk | white |
| esthesia | sensation |
| steno | narrow |
| cele | hernia |
| erythro | red |
| vaso | vessel |
| melan | black |
| cauda | tail |
| lingua | toungue |
| myring | eardrum |
| spondly | spinal column |
| ovar | egg |
| centesis | punture |
| oto | ear |
| bili | bile |
| squam | scale |
| cec | blind passage |
| macul | spot |
| pexy | suspension |
| onco | tumor |
| or | mouth |
| sub | under |
| spiro | coil |
| lacrim | tear |
| viscero | organ |
| lact | milk |
| onych | nail, claw |
| thorac | chest |
| pyle | gate |
| sphenic | wedge |
| myel | marrow, spinal cord |
| anti | against |
| myco | fungus |
| physio | nature |
| bucc(o) | cheek |
| palpebr | eyelid |
| plasia | development |
| aur | ear |
| acoust(I) | hearing |
| colp(o) | hollow, vagina |
| phon | voice, sound |
| cor | heart |
| ren | ren |
| orchi | testis |
| encephal | brain |
| thalam | inner chamber |
| dendr | tree, branching |
| phleb | vein |
| histo | tissue |
| stoma | body |
| tympan | eardrum |
| umbilic | navel |
| salpingo | tube |
| astr | star shaped |
| iso | equal |
| tarso | ankle |
| pod | foot |
| malign | bad |
| adnexa | ties, connection |
| ocul | eye |
| lapar | abdominal wall |
| dacry | tear |
| ment | mind |
| part | labor, bring forth |
| scler(a) | hard |
| somato | body |
| trachel | neck |
| sinus | hollow space |
| hypno | sleep |
| sept | wall |
| scirr(h) | hard |
| antr | cavity |
| crine | to secrete |
| dura | hard |
| pneum | lung |
| phage | to eat |
| phren | mind |
| corne | horny |
| plak | plate |
| pulmo | lung |
| oophor | ovary |
| oment | covering |
| sedat | quit, calm |
| furca | fork- shaped |
| radi | ray |
| edema | swelling |
| dactyl | finger,toe |
| metabol(e) | change |
| ependym | wrapping |
| gravid | pregnant |
| aer | air |
| glyco | sweet |
| tarso | framework of the eyelid |
| calc | heel, stone |
| cine | move |
| digit | finger, toe |
| dors | back |
| gangli | swelling |
| gran | grain, particles |
| labi | lip |
| micr | small |
| pleur | pleura, rib, side |
| mamm | breast |
| later | side |
| phob | fear |
| phot | light |
| dys | bad |
| cut | skin |
| en | in |
| peri | about, around |
| necr | dead |
| morph | form |
| dis | apart |
| lymph | watery fluid |
| meta | beyond |
| med | middle |
| B.P | blood pressure |
| c/o | complaint of |
| p. r. n | as needed |
| p | post |
| O 2 | oxygen |
| PROM | passive range of motion |
| AROM | active range of motion |
| AAROM | active resistive range of motion |
| ROM | range of motion |
| whp | whirlpool |
| E.S. | electrical stimulation |
| US | ultrasound |
| Rx/ Tx | treatment |
| s | without |
| c | with |
| ex | exercise |
| wts | weights |
| pt | patient |
| RROM | resistive range of motion |
| HP | hot packs |
| MH | moist heat |
| H20 | water |
| R.I.C.E | rest, ice, compression, elavation |
| stat | immediately |
| VS | vital signs |
| prn | whenever necessary/ as needed |
| HS | hours of sleep |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| po | by mouth |
| bid | twice a day |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| amb | ambulate, walk |
| mg | miligram |
| mL | mililiter |
| L | liter |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| D/C | discontinue |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| > | greater than |
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