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Medical Terminology1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| an/o | anus |
| anter/o | front |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| coccyg/o | tailbone |
| crani/o | skull |
| cyst/ | urinary bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o/ demat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | head |
| enter/o | intestines |
| epitheli/o | skin,surface tissue |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | women,female |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| leuk/o | white |
| lumb/o | waist |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| osteo/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| psych/o | mind |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| spin/o | spine |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clotting |
| trache/o | trachea |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | cutting out, removal, excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -globin | protein |
| -gram | record |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -opsy | to view |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -scope | instrument to visually exam |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -sis | state of |
| -tomy | process of cutting into;incision |
| a-; an- | no,not |
| auto- | self |
| dia- | complete, through |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| endo- | within |
| exo- | outside |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal |
| hypo- | below, less than normal, under |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | back |
| retro- | behind |
| sub- | below, under |
| trans- | across, through |
| Ab | antibody |
| abd | abdomen |
| a.c., ac | before meals |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting-enzyme |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| ACS | acute coronary syndromes |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |
| ad lib | freely as desired |
| AIDS | acquired-immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AED | automatic external defibrillator |
| alb | albumin |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| AP, A/P | anterior-posterior |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| ARF | acute renal or respiratory failure |
| b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BM | bowel movement, bone marrow |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| BP, B/P | blood pressure |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| bs | blood sugar, bowel sounds, breath sounds |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| c | (with a small line over) with |
| CA | cancer |
| Ca | calcium |
| c | capsule |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| cath | catheter |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CC | chief compliant |
| CCU | coronary care unit/critical care unit |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| cm | centimeters |
| c/o | complains of |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CP | chest pain, cerebral palsy |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| C&S, C+S | culture and sensitivity |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT scan | computed tomography exam |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| D/C | discontinue |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| diff. | differential |
| DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DRE | digital rectal exam |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| ED | emergency department |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ETOH | ethyl alcohol |
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