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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology Chapters 9-10 12-15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alveol/o | Air sac/alveolus |
| Laryng/o | Voice box/ larynx |
| pharyng/o | throat,pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura,rib |
| thorac/o | chest,throat |
| trache/o | windpipe |
| eu- | normal, good |
| -capnia | condition of carbon- dioxide |
| -oxia | condition of oxygen |
| -phonia | condition of sound or voice |
| -pnea | breath |
| -ptysis | to cough up |
| -staxis | dripping |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| glott/o | opening into the windpipe |
| tubercul/o | little swelling |
| dilat/o | to widen |
| spir/o | breathe |
| An/o | anus |
| chol/e | bile/gall |
| dent/o | teeth |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| proct/o | rectum or anus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| halit/o | breath |
| steat/o | fat |
| orex/o | appetite |
| pept.o | digestion |
| polyp/o | small growth |
| volv/o | to roll |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| fec/o | feces |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cyes/o | pregnancy |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gravid/o | pregnancy |
| mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | month, menstruation |
| orchi/o | testis |
| pen/o | penis |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cyst/o | bladder,sac |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovar/o | ovary |
| salping/o | trupet |
| vagin/o | sheath , vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| gyn/o | women |
| abort/o | miscarry |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| cerebell/o | little brain,cerebellum |
| cerebro/o | brain,cerebrum |
| mening/i | membrane |
| phren/o | mind |
| radic/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | to divide, split |
| -mania | madness, frenzy |
| -phobia | fear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | to bind together, conjunctiva |
| dacry/o | tear |
| ir/o | iris |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eyes |
| opt/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| retin/o | retina |
| cor/o | pupil |
| -opia | condition of vision |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| audi/o | hearing |
| labyrinth/o | maze inner ear |
| mastoid/o | resembling a breast |
| myring/o | membrane, eardrum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| adren/o | gland |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| gonad/o | sex gland |
| hormone/o | to set in motion |
| thyr/o | shield, thyroid |
| acr/o | extremity |
| dips/o | thirst |
| hirstu/o | hairy |
| CVA | Cerebrovacular Accident-> Stroke |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| IDDM | Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| OD | Right Eye |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PA | Physician's Assistant |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| po | orally |
| PSA | prostate- specific antigen |
| qid | four times a day |
| qn | every night |
| qod | every other day |
| ROM | range of motion |
| Stat | immediately |
| subq | subcutaneous |
| tid | three times a day |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VS | Vital signs |
| ALS | Amyotrophic laterals derosis |
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