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Unit 9
health careers internship
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chir/o | hand |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dextr/o | right |
| fus/o | melting, flowing |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | lumbar spine |
| pod/o ped/i | foot |
| pub/o | pubis |
| sinistr/o | left |
| son/o | sound |
| ven/o | vein |
| vers/ion | turning, twisting |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | front, before |
| circum- | encircling, around |
| con- | with |
| contra- | against |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | to free of, separate, or undo |
| epi- | upon, on top of |
| extra- | outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| in- | into, not |
| infra- | below |
| intra- | within |
| macro- | large |
| meta- | beyond |
| micro- | small |
| para- | abnormal, near, beyond |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around or near |
| retro- | behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, over |
| supra- | above, over |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | beyond, in excess |
| -ia | condition |
| -iatric | pertaining to a specialty |
| -stasis | controlling or stopping |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| ac | antecibum (before meals) |
| č | with (cum) |
| CXR-PA & LAT | chest x-ray - posteroanterior and lateral views |
| DC | doctor of chiropractic |
| DPM | doctor of pediatric medicine |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IV | intravenous |
| LAT | lateral |
| mcg | microgram |
| metas., mets. | metastasis |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| os | left eye |
| od | right eye |
| pc | post cibum |
| po | postoperative |
| š | without (sum) |
| subcu., subq., s.c. | subcutaneous |
| UV | ultraviolet |