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Medical Terminology
Doug Best's Medical Terminology On-Line Class - 2/09
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adeno | gland |
| calculi | stone |
| cele | tumor/cyst |
| cyto | cell |
| glyco | sugar/sweet |
| homeo/homo | similar/same |
| linqua | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lithotripsy | stone dissolve |
| madaro | falling hair |
| psych | mind |
| pyo | pus |
| radi | rays |
| thermic | heat |
| arthro | joint |
| carpo | wrist |
| chondro | cartilage |
| costa | rib |
| cranio | skull |
| dactyl | finger |
| ili | hip |
| manus | hand |
| myel | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle |
| ortho | straighten |
| osteo | bone |
| pedi | foot |
| Spondyl | vertabrae |
| Cutis | skin |
| Dent | teeth |
| Derma | skin |
| Hapsia | touch |
| Odont | teeth |
| Onco | tumor |
| Onychia | nail beds |
| Pedicular | lice |
| Prurigo | itching |
| Psora | itch |
| Sarco | flesh |
| Sclero | hard |
| Squama | scaly |
| Tricho | hair |
| Chole | bile |
| Colon | large intestine |
| Emesis | vomiting |
| Entero | intestine |
| Gastro | stomach |
| Glosso | tongue |
| Hepat | liver |
| ile | ileum (last of 3 sections of the intestine) |
| Laparo | abdomen |
| Myxo | mucus |
| Procto | anus/rectum |
| Pyloro | gatekeeper (holds food in stomach until digested) |
| Stoma | opening or mouth |
| Viscero | body organs |
| Angio | vessel |
| Aortal | aorta/main artery |
| Arterio | artery |
| Cardio | heart |
| Emboli | vessel obstruction |
| Emia | blood |
| Hema or hemo | blood |
| Phleb | vein |
| Thrombo | blood clot |
| Varico | varicose veins |
| Vaso | blood vessel |
| Vena | vein |
| Ventricu | heart cavity |
| Broncho or bronchi | airway |
| Cili | hairlike processes |
| Ectasis | expansion |
| Laryngo | larynx or voice box |
| Naso | nose |
| Oro | mouth |
| Oxy | oxygen or keen |
| Pector | breast or chest |
| Pleura | rib side |
| Pneumo | lung |
| Ptysis | to spit |
| Pulmo | lungs |
| Rhin | nose |
| Tracheo | trachea or windpipe |
| Creatinine | waste material in urine |
| Cysto | bladder |
| Glomerulo | nephron part |
| Nephro | kidney |
| Peritoneo | lining of abdominal organs |
| Pyelo | pelvis |
| Reni | kidney |
| Uretero | ureter |
| Urethro | urethera |
| Uri | urine |
| Uric | urine |
| Uro | urine |
| Bulbo | bulblike/bulbous gland |
| Cervi | neck or uterus |
| Galacto | milk |
| Genito | reproductive system |
| Hyster | uterus |
| Lactin | milk |
| Mast | breast |
| Metr | uterus |
| Natal | born |
| Oophoro | ovary |
| Orchido | testicle |
| Ova/ovi/ovo | egg |
| Salping | tube (fallopian) |
| Sperma or spermato | seed |
| Vas | duct or vessel |
| Audio | sound |
| Cerebro | brain |
| Encephalo | brain |
| Esthesia | sensation |
| Medulla | brain middle |
| Meninga | membrane/spinal cord |
| Occiput | back of skull |
| Oculo | eye |
| Opthalmo | eye |
| Oto | ear |
| Parietes | parietel/wall part |
| Pons | bridges |
| Tempora | temporal |
| a/an | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad | toward |
| algia | pain |
| ante | before/wall part |
| anti | against |
| bi | two/double |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| co/con | together |
| de | down/away from |
| desis | binding/fixation of |
| dia | through |
| dys | difficult/abnormal |
| ecto | outside |
| ectomy | excision |
| endo | within |
| epi | outer/on top of/over |
| exo | away from |
| extra | outside/beyond |
| ferro | iron |
| fore | before |
| form | shape of |
| graphy | writing/record |
| hemi | half |
| hydra/hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| iasis | condition of |
| iatric | medicine |
| ic | pertaining to |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| isis/asis | condition of |
| itis | inflammation of |
| juxta | near |
| kinesis | movement |
| kypho | humped |
| logia/logy | science of |
| lysis | disintegration |
| macro | large/long |
| malacia | softening |
| med/medi/medio | middle |
| mega/megaly | enlargement |
| micro | small |
| mono | single/one |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| ob | against |
| oid | like/shape/resemble |
| oligo | few |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| otomy | incision |
| pachy | thick |
| para | near/departure from the norm |
| path | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| peri | around |
| pexy | fixation/suspension |
| phobia | fear of |
| phoresis | transmission |
| plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| plegia | paralysis/stroke |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | in front of/on behalf of |
| pseudo | false |
| ptosis | falling |
| re | back/again |
| retro | backward |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rhexis | rupture |
| scopy | exam |
| semi | half |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| sub | below |
| super/supra | above |
| sym/syn | together |
| tachy | swift/fast |
| tele | distant |
| toxo | poison/toxic |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| ultra | above |
| uni | one |
| xeno | foreign |
| xero | dry |
| albus | white |
| chloro | green |
| chrom | color |
| cirrhos | yellow |
| cyano | blue |
| erythr | red |
| leuko | white |
| melano | black |
| polio | gray |
| purpura | purple/porphyria |
| rhoda | rose |
| rubeo | red |
| xantho | yellow |
| CMA | Certified Medical Asst./Registered Medical Asst. (assists in exams, bloodwork, office work) |
| CNA | Certified Nursing Aide (trained to work in nursing home, sometimes hospital) |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician (provide emergency care away from hospital setting) |
| LVN, LPN | Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse (supervised by RN) |
| MD | Medical Doctor (may diagnose and prescribe medicines) |
| ME | Medical Examiner (pronounces people dead!) |
| MLT | Medical Lab Technologist (performs lab tests and draws blood) |
| NP | Nurse Practitioner (assists physicians) |
| OT | Occupational Therapist (assists in recovery of daily activity skills) |
| PA | Physician's Assistant (assist physician) |
| PT | Physical Therapist (Helps patients recover lost motor function due to illness or injury) |
| RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician (formerly ART) - manages medical records, possibly coding and transcription |
| RN | Registered Nurse (Nursing tasks, patient maintenance, oversees LPN's) |
| RRT, RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist/Respiratory Therapist (Respiratory care - blood gas and ventilator mgmt.) |
| a | before |
| aa | of each |
| abd | abdominal |
| a.c. | before meals |
| ADL | activity of daily living |
| Ad Lib | as desired |
| a.m. | morning |
| amt. | amount |
| AROM | active range of motion |
| AX | axillary |
| bid | two times a day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| c | Celsius |
| č | with |
| cal | calorie |
| cath | Catheter |
| CBR | Complete Bed Rest |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| cm | centimeter |
| CN | charge nurse |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| c/o | complains of |
| DC | discontinue |
| DON | Director of Nurses |
| Dr. | Doctor |
| dx | Diagnosis |
| f | Fahrenheit |
| fx | fracture |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| gtt | drop |
| GU | genitourinary |
| h | hour |
| H2O | water |
| HOB | head of bed |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| HS | hour of sleep |
| I/O | Intake and output |
| IV | intraveneous |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | Liter |
| lb. | pound |
| LE/LLE/LUE | Lower extremity, left lower extremity, left upper extremity |
| LT. | left |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| mm | millimeter |
| noc | night |
| NPO | Nothing by Mouth |
| N/V | Nausea and Vomiting |
| O.D. | Right Eye |
| OOB | Out of Bed |
| O.S. | Left Eye |
| O.U. | both eyes |
| oz | ounce |
| p (with a little line over it) | after |
| P | Pulse |
| p.c. | after meals |
| PO | by mouth |
| p.m. | evening |
| prn | as needed |
| PROM | Passive Range of Motion |
| Pt. | patient |
| qd | Every Day |
| qh | Every Hour |
| q2h | Every Two Hours |
| qid | Four times a Day |
| qod | Every other Day |
| QNS | Quantity Not Sufficient |
| QS | Quantity Sufficient |
| ® | Rectal |
| R | Respirations |
| RE/RUE/RLE | Right Extremity |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| Rx | Prescription |
| Ŝ | Without |
| sig | write; to be labeled |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| ss | half |
| SSE | soap suds enema |
| staph | staphlococcus |
| stat | immediately |
| strep | streplococcus |
| syr | syrup |
| T | Temperature |
| tab | tablet |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| tid | three times a day |
| TO | telephone order |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, and respirations |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| UP | universal precautions |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| v.o. | Verbal Order |
| v.s. | Vital Signs |
| W/C | Wheelchair |
| wt. | weight |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit; Critical Care Unit |
| CS | Central Supply |
| EENT | Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| GI lab | Gastrointestinal lab |
| lab | Laboratory |
| MICU | Medical Intensive Care Unit |
| NICU | Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| OB-GYN | Obstetrics and Gynecology or Obstetrician Gynecologist |
| OR | Operating Room |
| Pedi | Pediatrics |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RT | Respiratory Therapy |
| SICU | Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| ACP | Acute Care Panel |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| Chem. | Chemistry |
| CSF | Cerebral Spine Fluid |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| DPT | Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus |
| FBS | Fasting Blood |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| Hgb | Hemoglobin |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| O&P | Ova and Parasites |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| RBC | Red Blood Cells |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| WBC | White Blood Cells |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CI | Chloride |
| CRE | Creatinine |
| Fe | Iron |
| Glu | Glucose |
| K+ | Potassium |
| Na | Sodium |
| NaHC03 | Sodium Bicarbonate |
| < | less than |
| > | greater than |
| # | pound |
| @ | at |
| & | and |
| (arrow pointing up) | Increase |
| (arrow pointing down) | Decrease |
| Circle with little arrow | Male |
| Circle with plus sign | Female |
| GOOD LUCK | TO EVERYONE!!!! |
| Anterior | Front Side |
| Distal | Farthest point away from |
| Dorsal | Backside |
| High Fowlers | Sitting at a 90 degree angle |
| Inferior | Below |
| Lateral | Side of |
| Medial | Middle |
| Peripheral | On the edge of or outside of |
| Posterior | rear or back of |
| Prone | Lie on the front side facedown |
| Proximal | nearest |
| Superior | above |
| Supine | Lie on back |
| Transverse | across |
| Ventral | to the belly |
| Myalgia | Muscle + Pain |
| Myesthesia | Muscle + sensation |
| Myocele | Muscle + protrusion (hernia) |
| Myocyte | Muscle + Cell |
| Myocytolysis | Muscle + Cell + Destruction |
| Myocytoma | Muscle + Cell + Tumor |
| Myoedema | Muscle + Swelling |
| Myofascial | Muscle + face |
| Myograph | Muscle + writing (record) |
| Myoid | Muscle + like (resembles) |
| Myolipoma | Muscle + Fat + Tumor |
| Myology | Muscle + Study of |
| Myoma | Muscle + Tumor |
| Myomalacia | Muscle + softening |
| Myomectomy | Muscle + Tumor + Removal |
| Myoneural | Muscle + Nerves |
| Myoneuralgia | Muscle + Nerve + Pain |
| Myoparesis | Muscle + Paralysis |
| Myopathy | Muscle + Disease |
| Myosalpingitis | Muscle + Fallopian Tube + Inflammation |
| Osteoarthropathy | Bone + Joint + Disease |
| Osteochondritis | Bone + Cartilage + Inflammation |
| Osteomyelitis | Bone + Marrow + Inflammation |
| Osteopath | Bone + Disease (usually refers to a physician specialty) |
| Osteoplasty | Bone + surgical repair (plastic surgery) |
| Osteoporosis | Bone + Pourous + Condition of |
| Osteorrhaphy | Bone + Suture (wiring together of bones) |
| Osteosclerosis | Bone + Hardening + Condition of |
| Osteotome | Bone + Instrument (used to cut bone) |
| Dermahemia | Skin + Blood |
| Dermatalgia | Skin + Pain |
| Dermatitis | Skin + Inflammation |
| Dermatoalloplasty | Skin + Graft + Surgical Repair (plastic surgery) |
| Dermatocyst | Skin + Bladder (filled with something) |
| Dermatoid | Skin + Resembles |
| Dermatologist | Skin + One who studies |
| Dermatolysis | Skin + Dissolution (destruction) |
| Dermatome | Skin + Instrument (used to remove skin for grafting) |
| Dermatomycosis | Skin + Fungus + Condition of |
| Dermatoneurosis | Skinn + Nerves + Condition of (skin eruptions due to emotion) |
| Dermatopathy | Skin + Disease |
| Dermatophobia | Skin + Fear (afraid of catching a skin disease) |
| Dermatoplasty | Skin + Surgical Repair (plastic surgery) |
| Dermatorrhagia | Skin + Bleeding |
| Dermatorrhea | Skin + Drainage |
| Dermatorrhexis | Skin + Rupture |
| Epidermitis | Outer + Skin + Inflammation |
| Epidermodysplasia | Outer + Skin + Bad + Molding |
| Hypodermis | Below + Skin |
| Intradermal | Within + Skin |
| Melanoderma | Black + Skin (dark pigmentation) |
| Odontalgia | Tooth + Pain |
| Odontoprisis | Tooth + Sawing (tooth grinding) |
| Odontoptosis | Tooth + Drop (downward placement) |
| Odontorrhagia | Tooth + Bleeding |
| Odontoscopy | Tooth + Exam |
| Scleroderma | Hardening + Skin |
| Subdermal | Below + Skin |
| Xanthoderma | Yellow + Skin |
| Epigastric | Outer + Stomach |
| Gastrocele | Stomach + Protrusion (hernia) |
| Gastrocolitis | Stomach + Colon (small intestines) + Inflammation |
| Gastrocoloptosis | Stomach + Colon (small intestines) + Drop (downward placement) |
| Gastroduodenal | Stomach + Duodenum (first part of the small intestine) |
| Gastroduodenoscopy | Stomach + Duodenum + Exam |
| Gastroenteritis | Stomach + Intestines + Inflammation |
| Gastroenterology | Stomach + Intestines + Study of |
| Gastroenteropathy | Stomach + Intestines + Disease |
| Gastroenteroplasty | Stomach + Intestines + surgical |
| Gastroesophagitis | Stomach + Esophagus + Inflammation |
| Gastrohepatic | Stomach + Liver |
| Gastrolithiasis | Stomach + Stone + Condition of |
| Gastromalacia | Stomach + Softening |
| Gastromegaly | Stomach + Enlargement |
| Gastromyxorrhea | Stomach + Mucous + Drainage |
| Gastropathy | Stomach + Disease |
| Gastropexy | Stomach + Fixation (stomach is surgically attached to the abdominal wall) |
| Gastroplasty | Stomach + Surgical Repair (plastic surgery) |
| Gastropylorectomy | Stomach + Pylorus (gatekeeper) + Excision |
| Gastrorrhagia | Stomach + Bleeding |
| Gastrorrhaphy | Stomach + Suture |
| Gastrorrhea | Stomach + Drainage (excessive) |
| Gastrorrhexis | Stomach + Bursting |
| Gastrostomy | Stomach + Opening (new opening into the stomach) |
| Gastroscopy | Stomach + Exam |
| Gastrotomy | Stomach + Incision |
| Gastrotoxic | Stomach + Poison |
| Nasalgastric | Nose + Stomach |
| Orogastric | Mouth + Stomach |
| Bradycardia | Slow + Heart |
| Cardioangiography | Heart + Vessel + Write (record of electrical impulses) |
| Cardioarterial | Heart + Artery |
| Cardiocele | Heart + Herniation (protusion through its sac) |
| Cardiogenesis | Heart + Beginning (heart of a fetus) |
| Cardiogram | Heart + Exam |
| Cardiohepatic | Heart + Liver |
| Cardiohepatomegaly | Heart + Liver + Large |
| Cardiokinetic | Heart + Movement |
| Cardiologist | Heart + One who studies |
| Cardiology | Heart + Study of |
| Cardiomalacia | Heart + Softening |
| Cardiomegaly | Heart + Large |
| Cardiomyopathy | Heart + Muscle + Disease |
| Cardioplegia | Heart + Paralysis |
| Cardioptosia | Heart + Dropping (the heart sags from its normal location) |
| Cardiopulmonary | Heart + Lungs |
| Cardiorrhaphy | Heart + Suture |
| Cardiorrhexis | Heart + Rupture |
| Cardiotoxic | Heart + Poison |
| Cardiovascular | Heart + Vessels |
| Carditis | Heart + Inflammation |
| Echocardiogram | Sound + Heart + Write (record) |
| Electrocardiogram | Electric + Heart + Write (record) |
| Endocarditis | Within + Heart + Inflammation |
| Endocardium | Within + Heart (lining of the heart) |
| Epicardium | Upon + Heart (same as pericardium) |
| Myocardium | Muscle + Heart |
| Pericardium | Outside + Heart (covering of the heart) |
| Tachycardia | Fast + Heart |
| Bronchoconstriction | Windpipe + Tightening |
| Bronchodilation | Windpipe + Widening |
| Bronchoedema | Windpipe + Swelling |
| Bronchoesophagoscopy | Windpipe + Esophagus + Exam |
| Bronchomycosis | Windpipe + Fungus + Condition of |
| Bronchopneumonia | Windpipe + Lung + Condition of |
| Bronchopulmonary | Windpipe + Lung |
| Bronchoscopy | Windpipe + Exam |
| Bronchospasm | Windpipe + Contraction (spasm) |
| Bronchostaxis | Windpipe + Bleeding |
| Bronchotracheal | Windpipe + Trachea |
| Pleurocentesis | Rib Side + Puncture |
| Pleurodesis | Rib Side + Adhesions (adhesions are bands that connect opposing serous surfaces) |
| Pleurodynia | Rib Side + Pain |
| Pleurolith | Rib Side + Stone |
| Pleurolysis | Rib Side + Dissolution (destruction) |
| Pneumoangiography | Lung + Vessel + Write (record) |
| Pneumogram | Lung + Writing (record) |
| Pneumohypoderma | Air + Below + Skin |
| Pneumonectomy | Lung + Removal |
| Pneumonitis | Lung + Inflammation |
| Pneumonopathy | Lung + Disease |
| Pneumonopexy | Lung + Fixation |
| Pneumoradiography | Lung + X-Ray + Write (record) |
| Pneumoscope | Lung + to examine |
| Pneumothorax | Air + Chest |
| Pneumovirus | Air + Virus |
| Pulmonectomy | Lung + Removal |
| Sinopulmonary | Sinuses + Lung |
| Glycosuria | Sugar + Urine |
| Hematuria | Blood + Urine |
| Nephrocystosis | Kidney + Bladder (cysts) + Condition of |
| Nephrogram | Kidney + Write (record) |
| Nephroid | Kidney + Resemble |
| Nephrolith | Kidney + Stone |
| Nephrolithiasis | Kidney + Stone + Condition of |
| Nephroma | Kidney + Tumor |
| Nephromegaly | Kidney + Enlargement |
| Nephropathy | Kidney + Disease |
| Nephrosclerosis | Kidney + Hardening + condition of |
| Nephrostomy | Kidney + Opening (surgical opening into the kidneys) |
| Pyelonephritis | Pelvis (hip) + Kidney + Inflammation |
| Urinometer | Urine + Measure |
| Urinoscopy | Urine + Exam |
| Mastalgia | Breast + Pain |
| Mastatrophy | Breast + Wasting Away |
| Mastectomy | Breast + Removal |
| Mastitis | Breast + Inflammation |
| Mastoid | Breast + Resembles |
| Mastopathy | Breast + Disease |
| Oophorocystectomy | Ovary + Cyst + Removal |
| Oophoroma | Ovary + Tumor |
| Oophorosalpingectomy | Ovary + Fallopian Tube + Removal |
| Oophorrhagia | Ovary + Bleeding |
| Orchiectomy | Testes + Removal |
| Orchioneuralgia | Testes + Nerve + Pain |
| Orchiopathy | Testes + Disease |
| Orchiopexy | Testes + Fixation |
| Orchiotomy | Testes + Incision |
| Neuralgia | Nerves + Pain |
| Neuralgiform | Nerves + Pain + Resemble |
| Neurectasis | Nerves + Extension |
| Neurectomy | Nerves + Excision |
| Neurexeresis | Nerves + Tearing out |
| Neuritis | Nerves + Inflammation |
| Neuroarthropathy | Nerves + Joint + Disease |
| Neurocyte | Nerves + Cell |
| Neuroencephalomyelopathy | Nerves + Brain + Spinal + Disease |
| Neurogastric | Nerves + Stomach |
| Neurogenesis | Nerves + Beginning |
| Neuroid | Nerves + Resemebles |
| Neurolinguistics | Nerves + Tongue + Science |
| Neurology | Nerves + Study of |
| Neurolysis | Nerves + Dissolution (destruction) |
| Neuromalacia | Nerves + Softening |
| Neuromuscular | Nerves + Muscle |
| Neuromyopathy | Nerves + Muscle + Disease |
| Neuroparalysis | Nerves + Loss of Use |
| Neuropathogenesies | Nerves + Disease + Beginning |
| Neuropathology | Nerves + Disease + Study of |
| Neuropathy | Nerves + Disease |
| Neuropharmacology | Nerves + Drugs + Study of |
| Neuropsychiatry | Nerves + Mind + Practice of |
| Neurosarcocleisis | Nerves + Flesh + Closure |
| Neurosis | Nerves + Condition of |
| Neurosurgeon | Nerves + Surgeon |
| Neurotoxic | Nerves + Poison |
| Neurotripsy | Nerves + Rubbing |
| Neurovascular | Nerves + Vessels |
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