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Med Term Test 1
material for test 1
| lip | fat (root) |
| lip/o | fat (combing form) |
| -emia | blood condition (suffix) |
| hyper- | excessive; increased (prefix) |
| protein | protein (root) |
| angi/o | vessel (combining form) |
| vas/o | vessel (combining form) |
| vascul/o | vessel (combining form) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| enter/o | small intestine (combining form) |
| esophag/o | esophagus (combining form) |
| gastr/o | stomach (combining form) |
| hem/o | blood (combining form) |
| hemat/o | blood (combining form) |
| hepat/o | liver (combining form) |
| oste/o | bone (combining form) |
| ur/o | urine (combining form) |
| urin/o | urine (combining form) |
| -al | pertaining to (suffix) |
| -eal | pertaining to (suffix) |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation (suffix) |
| -ectomy | excision (removal of) ( combining form) |
| -ia | condition of (combining form) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| oligo- | few or deficient |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -logy | study of |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | below or under |
| a-, an- | without |
| anti-, contra- | against or opposed to |
| de- | from, down, or not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward, or near |
| circum-, peri- | around |
| dia-, trans- | across or through |
| e-, ec-, ex- | out or away |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
| en-, intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, after, or change |
| para- | alongside of or abnormal |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| sub-, infra- | below or under |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| macro- | large or long |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| pan- | all |
| poly-, multi- | many |
| quadri- | four |
| super-, supra- | above or excessive |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after or behind |
| re- | again or back |
| con-, syn-, sym- | together or with |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faculty |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -genesis | origin or production |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition or increase |
| -phil, -philia | attraction for |
| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | to bust forth (usually blood) |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -ation | process |
| -e | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing |
| -ia | condition of |
| -y | condition or process of |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iatrics, -iatry | treatment |
| -logy | study |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -meter | instrument |
| -metry | processing of measuring |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -scopy | process of examination |
| -stasis | stop or stand |
| are/o | air, gas (combining form) |
| hydr/o | water (combining form) |
| py/o | pus |
| abdomin/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | topmost, extremity |
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o | skin |
| hist/o | tissue |
| my/o, muscul/o | muscle |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| or/o | mouth |
| pnuem/o, pneumon/o | air or lung |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| gynec/o | woman |
| lith/o | stone |
| morph/o | form |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| orth/o | straight, normal, or correct |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| plas/o | formation |
| pysch/o | mind |
| scler/o | hard |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
| troph/o | nourishment or development |
| A | assessment |
| A&W | alive and well |
| CC | chief complaint |
| c/o | complains of |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| FH | family history |
| HEENT | head,eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
| H&P | history and physical |
| HPI, PI | history of present illness,present illness |
| Hx | history |
| IMP | impression |
| L&W | living and well |
| NAD | no acute disease |
| NKA, NKDA | no known allergies, no known drug allergies |
| O | objective information |
| OH | occupational history |
| P | plan (recommendation, disposition) |
| PE, Px | physical examination |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
| PH, PMH | past history, past medical history |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROS/SR | review of systems, systems review |
| S | subjective information |
| SH | social history |
| Sx | symptom |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
| WNL | within normal limits |
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rkel94
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