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Medical Terminology2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ather/o | plaque |
| axill/o | underarm |
| carp/o | carpal |
| chem/o | drug |
| cholecyst/0 | gallbladder |
| chron/o | time |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | ribs |
| col/o | colon |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| gen/o | to produce/begin |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| mamm/o; mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses |
| mening/o | meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cords; bone marrow |
| nat/i | birth |
| necr/o | death |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, growth, development |
| pneumon/o; pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | x-rays |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| septic/o | pertaining to infection |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| son/o | sound |
| top/o | to put, place, position |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| urethra/o | urethra |
| uter/o | uterus |
| ur/o | urine, urea |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| -cision | process of cutting |
| -crine | secretion |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -gen | to produce |
| -ia | condition |
| -lapse | to fall, slide |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mortem | death |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -partum | birth |
| -phagia | to eat, swallow |
| -phasia | to speak |
| -plasm | formation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -pathy | disease condition |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward, near |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two, both |
| brady- | slow |
| ec- | out, outside |
| epi- | above,upon |
| extra- | out, outside of |
| hemi- | half |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| mal- | bad |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside, near |
| peri- | surrounding |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FDA | Food & Drug Administration |
| Fe | iron |
| FH | family history |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| F/U; f/u | follow up |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin |
| Fx | fracture |
| G;gm | gram |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GH | growth hormone |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| gt,gtt | drop |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN,gyn | gynecology |
| h, hr | hour |
| Hb,Hgb, hgb | hemoglobin |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCG, hCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HCT, Hct | hematocrit |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| h/o | history of |
| H&P | history and physical |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| hs | at bedtime |
| HTN | hypertension |
| Hx | history |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IM | intramuscular |
| I&O | input & output |
| IV | intravenous |
| K | potassium |
| kg | kilogram |
| L,l | left, liter, lower |
| LA | left atrium |
| lat | lateral |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LFT | liver function tests |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| LV | left ventricle |
| m | meter |
| MCH | mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCV | mean corpuscular volume |
| mg | milligram |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mL | milliliter |
| mm | millimeter |
| mm Hg | millimeters of mercury |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
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