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Chapter 4
Key Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes - Acronyms/Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| -occus (-cocci,pl) | Berry-shaped bacterium |
| pyr/o | Fever |
| pyret/o | Fever |
| pyrex/o | Fever |
| seps/o | Infection |
| staphyl/o | Clusters |
| ur/o | Urinary tract/urine |
| AIDS | Acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Disease, 9th revision, Clinical Modification |
| MRSA | Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| MSSA | Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus |
| OI | Opportunistic Infection |
| SA | Staphylococcus Aureus |
| SIRS | Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| ana | backward |
| cac/o | bad |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| chem/o | chemotherapy |
| cyst/o | sac of fluid |
| genesis | formation |
| neo | new |
| oma | mass, tumor |
| plasm | formation, growth |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| therapy | treatment |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| CA | Cancer |
| Chemo | Chemotherapy |
| Mets | Mestastases/metastatic |
| crin/o | secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar |
| hormone/o | hormone |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| thyr/o, thyroid/o | thyroid |
| toxic/o | poison |
| tropin | act upon |
| in | a substance |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyt/o | cell |
| emia | blood condition |
| globulin | protein |
| ranul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| RBC | red blood cell count |
| WBC | white blood count |
| anxi/o | uneasy, anxious, distressed |
| hallucin/o | hallucination |
| hypo | deficient |
| mania | obsessive |
| ment/o | mind |
| para | abnormal |
| phobia | fear |
| psych/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| ADD | attention-deficit disorder |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| MDD | major depressive disorder; manic-depressive disorder |
| MR | mental retardation |
| OCD | obsessive - compulsive disorder |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder; schizoaffective disorder |
| algia | pain |
| audi/o | hearing |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o | pupil |
| corne/o | cornea |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephala/o | brain |
| glauc/o | gray |
| kines/o | movement |
| lepsy | seizure |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opia | vision |
| ot/o | ear |
| otia | ear condition |
| paresis | slight paralysis (weakness) |
| phasia | speech |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pont/o | pons |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| AOM | Acute otits media |
| CSF | Cerebralospinal fluid |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | arteries |
| arteriol/o | arterioles |
| atri/o | atrium |
| capillar/o | capillary |
| coron/o | heart |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphat/o | lymphatics |
| lymphan/o | lymph vessels |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AR | Aortic regurgitation |
| AV | Arteriovenous |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| MR | Mitral regurgitation |
| PAD | Peripheral arterial disease |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus |
| PR | Pulmonary regurgitation |
| TR | Tricuspid regurgitation |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronch/i | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of lung |
| nas/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pnuem/o | air, lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| COPD | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| OSA | Obstructive sleep apnea |
| RDS | Respiratory distress syndrome |
| SOB | Shortness of breath |
| URI | Upper respiratory infection |
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile |
| bilirubin/o | bile pigment |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chole/o | gall/bile |
| choleangio/o | bile duct |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | Gastointestinal |
| HJR | Hepatojugular reflux |
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