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Med Terminology
Root Words, Prefixes, Suffix & Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteo | bone |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Enter/o | intestines |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| My/o | muscle |
| Gastro | stomach |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Cutaneo | skin |
| Homo | the same |
| Megaly | enlargement |
| Dys | bad, difficult |
| Hydr/o | water |
| itis | inflammation |
| Macro | large |
| Micro | small |
| pathy | denotes disease |
| Scler/o | hardness |
| Tachy | fast |
| Neo | new |
| Cyano | blue |
| optic | pertaining to eye |
| phag | to engulf |
| pyro | fever |
| stomy | creation of an opening |
| brady | slow |
| melan | black |
| chloro | green |
| xanth | yellow |
| cryo | cold |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| leuk | white |
| erthr | red |
| necro | dead |
| cyte | cell |
| adip/o | fatty tissue |
| encephl/o | brain |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| neuro/o | nerve, CNS |
| pneum | lungs |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| cardio | heart |
| hypo | below normal |
| hyper | above normal |
| psych | the mind |
| therm | heat |
| stasis | stable state |
| vas | vessel |
| olig | few, small amount |
| septic | poison |
| trans | across |
| xero | dry |
| angio | vessel |
| ante | before |
| chole | bile |
| ex/o | out or outer |
| mal | bad or ill |
| arth | joint |
| eu | good, well, true |
| hist | tissue |
| iso | equal |
| A- | without |
| De- | away from, seperation |
| anti- | against each other |
| pre- | before |
| quad- | four |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| -algia | pain |
| -cide | kill, destroy |
| -genic | formation |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| c | with |
| ad- | toward, to |
| ab- | away from |
| peri- | around |
| para- | around, near, beside |
| ambi- | both |
| bi- | two |
| intre- | among, between |
| intra- | inside, within |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -penia | deficiency, lacking |
| -emia | blood |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -logy | science of |
| -oma | tumor |
| abd | abdomen |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ad lib | as desired |
| AMA | against medical advise |
| amt | amount |
| approx. | approximately |
| bid | twice a day |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OR | operating room |
| OS | left eye |
| per | by or through |
| P | pulse |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| C | centigrade |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| c/o | complains of |
| p.c. | after meals |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| postop | post operative |
| preop | pre operative |
| pt | patient |
| PT | physical therapy |
| q | every |
| qid | four times a day |
| ED | emergency department |
| H2O | water |
| I&O | intake and output |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | liter |
| lb | pound |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NS | normal saline |
| NSS | normal saline solution |
| amb | ambulatory |
| s | without |
| ss | one half |
| stat | immediately |
| tid | three times a day |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations |
| UA | urinalysis |
| WC | wheelchair |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| Wt | weight |
| VS | vital signs |
| prn | as needed |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| DNR | do not resusitate |
| F | fahrenheit |
| mL | milliliter |
| T.O. | telephone order |
| subq/subcut | subcutaneous |
| AEB | as evidenced by |
| BKA | below the knee amputation |
| R/O | rule out |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| OU | both eyes |
| V.O. | verbal order |
| AKA | above the knee amputation |
| BSC | bedside commode |
| R/T | related to |
| OTC | over the counter |
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