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PHAR210 Ch1&2
Terms from Chapters 1&2 of Building a Medical Vocabulary (PHAR 210)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -er, -ist | One who |
| -iatrician | practitioner |
| -logist | one who studies / specialist |
| -ac, -al, -ic, -logic, -logical | pertaining to |
| -iatrics, -iatry | medical profession or treatment |
| -logy | study or science of |
| cardi(o) | heart |
| crin(o) | to secrete |
| dermat(o) | skin |
| esthesi(o) | feeling / sensation |
| gastr(o), enter(o) | stomach, intestines |
| ger(a), ger(o), geront(o) | elderly |
| gynec(o) | female |
| immun(o) | immune |
| ne(o), nat(o) | new, birth |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| obstetr(o) | midwife |
| onc(o) | tumor |
| ophthalm(o) | eye |
| orth(o) | straight |
| ped(o) | child, sometimes foot |
| ot(o), laryng(o) | ear, larynx |
| path(o) | disease |
| ped(o) | child |
| psych(o) | mind |
| radi(o) | radiant energy |
| rheumat(o) | rheumatism |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| ur(o) | urinary tract |
| ED | Emergency department |
| ER | Emergency room |
| ENT | Ear, nose, throat |
| GP | General practitioner |
| Gyn | gynecology |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| OR | Operating Room |
| PA | Physician Assistant |
| PE | Physical examination |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| bi(o) | life, living |
| dent(i), dent(o), odont(o) | tooth |
| opt(o), optic(o) | vision |
| or(o) | mouth |
| pharmac(o) | drugs or medicine |
| therapeut(o) | treatment |
| an- | no, not, without |
| endo- | inside |
| -crine | secrete |
| sub- | below |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| carp(o) | wrist |
| aort(o) | aorta |
| angi(o), vas(o) | vessel |
| chir(o) | hand |
| nephr(o), ren(o) | kidney |
| cephal(o) | head |
| articul(o) | joint |
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