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68C Medterm Ph.1 T.1
Medical Terminology Wk.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/an | not, without |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| brady | slow |
| dys | difficult,abnormal |
| ecto | outside of |
| endo | within |
| epi | above,upon |
| ex/o | out,away |
| hyper | above,excessive |
| hypo | beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| mid | midline |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| retro | behind,backward |
| semi | half,partly |
| super/supra | excessive,above |
| tachy | fast |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm | skin |
| enter/o | digestive system |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hem/a/o | blood |
| hepato/o | liver |
| leuk/o | white |
| oste/o | bone |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | lung,air |
| pulm/o | lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| algia | pain |
| cyte | cell |
| emia | blood condition |
| gram | record |
| graphy | writing,record |
| ia,iasis | condition of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation |
| megaly | enlargment |
| oid | like,shape,resemble |
| ology | science of |
| osis | condition |
| otomy | incision |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| plasty | plastic surgical repair |
| plegia | paralysis |
| poiesis | production |
| rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| scopy | examine |
| ad lib | as desired |
| prn | as needed |
| npo | nothing by mouth |
| ac | before meals |
| hs | hours of sleep, bedtime |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
| IV | intravenous |
| IM | intramuscular |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| ROM | range of motion |
| c | with |
| s | without |
| p | after |
| BID | twice daily |
| TID | three times daily |
| afebrile | without fever |
| lipoma | fatty tumor |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| arthocentesis | puncture of a joint |
| hepatosplenomegaly | enlargement of the liver and spleen |
| nephrolithiasis | Stones in the kidney |
| gastroenteritis | stomach and intestines |
| cholecystectomy | gallbladder |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
| tympanoplasty | plastic repair of the eardrum |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
| levoversion | act of turning to the left |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bones and joints |
| dermatophytosis | fungus condition of the skin |
| arthrodesis | surgical fixation of a joint |
| hypertrophy | excessive growth |
| laparotomy | incision into abdominal wall |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| pyogenic | pus |
| hematoma | tumor filled with blood |
| dentalgia | pain in the tooth |
| chondritis | cartilage |
| adenectomy | surgical removal of the gland |
| anesthesia | loss of sensation |
| glossitis | inflammation of the tongue |
| polyphagia | excessive food intake |
| salpingo-oophorectomy | removal or excision of tubes and ovaries |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein with a clot |
| myospasm | involuntary contraction of a muscle |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the heart |
| monocyte | a single or one cell |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| blepharoptosis | downward displacement of the eyelid |
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