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Stack #212118
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albus | white |
| chloro | green |
| chrom | color |
| cirrhos | yellow |
| cyano | blue |
| erythr | red |
| leuko | white |
| melano | black |
| polio | gray |
| purpura | purple; porphyria |
| rhodo | rose |
| rubeo | red |
| xantho | yellow |
| albino | genetic condition causing lack of color |
| chlorosis | green look condition brought about by lack of red blood cells |
| chromatism | abnormal pigmentation |
| cirrhosis | yellow condition |
| cyanosis | condition of blue skin |
| erythema | flush |
| leukocyte | white blood cells |
| melanoma | a malignant dark tumor |
| poliomelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and at the spinal cord |
| purpurinuria | pigment compounds in the urine |
| rhodococcus | microscopic rose-colored bacteria |
| rubella | german measles |
| xanthodont | yellow teeth |
| chlorophyll | green plant pigments that absorb light |
| chrome | shiny color |
| cyan | dark blue |
| melancholy | depression |
| urination | discharge of urine |
| ventriculitis | ventricle inflammation |
| temporomandibular | temple and jaw |
| urology | study of urine |
| gastro | stomach |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| emesis | vomiting |
| oncology | study of tumors |
| emetic | produces vomit |
| glomerulitis | glumeruli inflammation |
| psoriasis | itch condition of |
| pneumo | lung |
| lip | fat |
| genitoplasty | genital organ surgery |
| chole | bile, gallbladder |
| hyster | uterus |
| salping | tube, fallopian |
| pyogenic | pus producing |
| audiology | study of sound |
| parietes | parietel; wallpart |
| pruritis | itching infammation |
| oro | mouth |
| ciliagenesis | cili forming |
| pyelonephritis | pelvis & kidney inflammation |
| linguiform | tongue shaped |
| squamous | scalelike |
| hema | hemo (blood) |
| hysterectomy | uterus removel |
| orofacial | mouth & face |
| bulbuitis | inflammation of the bulbourethral gland |
| tempora | temporal |
| thrombophlebitis | clotted vein |
| cardio | heart |
| pyloro | pylorus; gate keeper |
| sperma, spermato | seed |
| laparo | abdoman |
| viseromegaly | enlarged abdoman organs |
| meningitis | meninges inflammation |
| medullectomy | brain excision |
| glosso | tougue |
| audio | sound |
| onychia | nailbeds |
| oxyosmia | keen sence of smell |
| orchido | testicle |
| oculo | eye |
| atelectasis | abnormal expansion |
| dent | teeth |
| hepiatitis | liver inflammation |
| neuro | nerves |
| pontobulbar | pons and medulla |
| encephalo | brain |
| mastectomy | breast removal |
| pectoralgia | chest nerve pain |
| oto | ear |
| oophoro | ovary |
| glyco | sugar, sweet |
| emboli | vessel obstruction |
| cutitis | skin inflammation |
| sarcolysis | flesh decomposing |
| hemoptysis | blood sputum |
| sarco | flesh |
| cholecystectomy | gallbladder excision |
| psora | itch |
| naso | nose |
| laryngo | larynx, voice box |
| vena cava | large vein |
| aortalgia | aorta pain |
| ili | hip |
| dactyl | finger |
| pleurisy | inflammation of exterior lung lining |
| laryngitis | larynx inflammation |
| procto | rectum, anus |
| glossopathy | tongue disease |
| laparotomy | abdomen incision |
| spermacrasia | lack of sperm |
| oophoroitis | ovary inflammation |
| manus | hand |
| enteritis | intestinal inflammation |
| viscero | body organs |
| myxo | mucus |
| nephro | kidney |
| glycosuria | sugar in urine |
| anesthesia | without sensation |
| urethritis | urethra inflammation |
| lingua | tongue |
| cervi | neck, uterus |
| pulmo | lungs |
| squama | scaly |
| costa | rib |
| neonatal | newborn |
| adeno | gland |
| bulbo | bulbourethral gland, bulb like |
| psych | mind |
| odont | teeth |
| orthopedic | concerning deformities |
| entero | intestine |
| otitis | ear inflammation |
| peritonitis | paritoneum inflammation |
| tracheostomy | trachea opening |
| madaro | falling hair |
| daclylitis | finger inflammation |
| cervicectomy | removal of the cervix |
| pedicular | lice |
| uric | pertaining to urine |
| radiology | study of rays |
| arteriosclerosis | condition of hard arteries |
| pleura | rib side |
| glomerulo | nephron part, little ball |
| hepat | liver |
| proctology | study of diseases of the colon, rectum and anus |
| odontoprisis | teeth grinding |
| medulla | middle brain |
| pediculosis | condition of lice |
| calculosis | stones |
| derma | skin |
| uri, urina, uro | urine |
| neurology | study of the nerves |
| oculomotor | eye movement |
| occiput | back of skull |
| hematoma | blood tumor |
| stoma | opening, mouth |
| ile | ileum |
| iliosacral | ilium and sacrum |
| rhinitis | nose inflammation |
| myel | bone marrow |
| vasoconstriction | tightened vessel |
| ventricu | heart cavity |
| embolectomy | embolus removel |
| cerebroscerosis | brain hardening |
| tricho | hair |
| lactation | milk producing |
| radi | rays |
| onco | tumors |
| hapsia | touch |
| craino | skull |
| vena | vein |
| homeo, homo | same, like, similar |
| dentiform | tooth like |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| creatinine | waste material in urine |
| pneumonectomy | lung excision |
| pyelo | pelvis |
| cystoscopy | bladder exam |
| vaso | blood vessel |
| phlebotomy | vein incision |
| urethro | urethra |
| metr | uterus |
| intercostal | between ribs |
| chondro | cartilage |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| encephalopathy | brain disease |
| esthesia | sensation |
| stomatitis | mouth inflammation |
| cerebro | brain |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| oxy | oxygen, keen |
| carpo | wrist |
| arthro | joint |
| caluli | stone |
| parietofrontal | front wall or bones |
| lipoma | fat tumor |
| pulmonology | lung study |
| myxoma | mucus tumor |
| sclerogenous | hardening tissue |
| cysto | bladder |
| broncho | bronchi, airway |
| uriposia | drinking of urine |
| reni form | kidney shaped |
| myeloma | marrow tumor |
| carpoptosis | wrist dropping |
| lith | stone |
| pons | bridges |
| sclero | hard |
| nasology | study of the nose |
| craniotomy | skull incision |
| uretero | ureter |
| nephrectomy | kidney removel |
| parapsia | touch disorder |
| spondyl | vertabra |
| chondromalaica | cartilage soft |
| reni | kidney |
| cili | hairlike processes |
| gentio | reproductive system |
| salpingitis | tube inflammation |
| hydrocele | water cyst tumor |
| ophthalmology | study of the eye |
| meningo | membranes, spinal cord |
| thermic | heat |
| pyo | pus |
| rhin | nose |
| pedicure | foot care |
| angio | vessel |
| ileitis | ileum inflammation |
| creatinuria | excess creatinine |
| bronchitis | bronchial inflammation |
| ureterocele | ureter tumor |
| cutis | skin |
| cardiology | heart study |
| cyto | cell |
| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia |
| emia | blood |
| homeostasis | same environment |
| gastritis | stomach inflammation |
| endometriosis | condition of abnormal cells outside of uterus |
| ova, ovi, ovo | egg |
| mast | breast |
| peritoneo | lining of abdominal orgins |
| anemia | without blood |
| osteo | bone |
| uricemia | blood in urine |
| thermobiosis | exists at high temps |
| varico | varicose veins |
| phleb | vein |
| arterio | artery |
| ophthalmo | eye |
| lithotripsy | stone dissolve |
| ovicide | egg destruction |
| vasectomy | excision of the vas deferens |
| pector | chest, breast |
| spondylitis | vertabra inflammation |
| galacto, lactin | milk |
| manicure | hand care |
| pylorostenosis | pyloric narrowing |
| prurigo | itching |
| pedi | foot |
| angiogram | vessel study |
| occipitofacial | occiput and face |
| vas | duct, vessel |
| psycho | mind, study of psychology mental processes |
| cytology | study of cells |
| adenoma | gland tumor |
| ptysis | to spit |
| ectasis | expansion |
| orchidoptosis | testicle dropping |
| osteoplast | bone surgery |
| myo | muscle |
| aortal | aorta, main artery |
| myoedema | muscle swelling |
| ortho | straighten |
| trichoid | hair like |
| varicocele | twisted veins tumor |
| colitis | large intestine inflammation |
| natal | born |
| colon | large intestine |
| galgctorrhea | excessive milk |
| onychilis | nail bed inflammation |
| madarosis | loss of eyebrows or eyelashes |
| iatric | medicine |
| bi | two-double |
| ptosis | falling |
| xero | dry |
| inter | between |
| oid | like, shape, resemble |
| ectomy | excision |
| trans | across |
| lysis | disintegration |
| mega, megaly | enlargement |
| poly | many |
| xeno | foreign |
| extra | outsid, beyond |
| para | near, departure from the norm |
| ferro | iron |
| oligo | few |
| sub | below |
| super, supra | above |
| ad | toward |
| multi | many |
| path | disease |
| kypho | humped |
| endo | within |
| med, medi, medio | middle |
| pexy | fixation, suspension |
| co, con | together |
| pseudo | false |
| neo | new |
| fore | before |
| post | after |
| penia | deficiency |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| hyper | above |
| desis | binding, fixation of |
| ab | away from |
| ante | before, wall part |
| re | back, again |
| plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| micro | small |
| peri | around |
| plasty | plastic surgery correction |
| itis | inflammation of |
| kinesis | movement |
| macro | large, long |
| epi | over, outer, on top of |
| de | down or away from |
| exo | away from |
| hydra, hydro | water |
| brady | slow |
| tri | three |
| semi | half |
| dys | difficult, abnormal |
| pro | in front of, on behalf of |
| malacia | softening |
| toxo | poison, toxic |
| pre | before |
| scopy | exam |
| ecto | outside |
| ic | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| rraphy | suture |
| graphy | write, record |
| tachy | swift, fast |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| a, an | without |
| osis | condition |
| otomy | incision |
| circum | around |
| dia | through |
| intra | within |
| hemi | half |
| isis, asis | condition of |
| retro | backward |
| iasis | condition of |
| hypo | below |
| phobia | fear of |
| tele | distance |
| mono | single, one |
| sym, syn | together |
| logia, logy | science of |
| pachy | thick |
| rhexis | rupture |
| anti | against |
| form | shape of |
| juxta | near |
| uni | one |
| ultra | above |
| phoresis | transmission |
| ob | against |
| mediocarpal | middle of carpal bone |
| pachycephalic | abnormal thickness of the skull |
| metastasis | condition of change in location or spreading |
| arthrodesis | surgical fixation of a joint |
| tonsillectomy | tonsel removel |
| craniotomy | skull inci |
| antibacterial | against bacteria |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| microcephalic | small brain |
| orthoplasty | surgical straightening |
| oliguria | deminished urination |
| metakinesis | moving apart |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| superacute | highly severe |
| kyphosis | condition of being humpbacked |
| adduction | toward, rotate |
| xerochilia | dry lips |
| mononucleosis | condition of large outbreak of one nucleus lympocytes |
| cytopenia | lack of cellular elements in the blood |
| telemetry | distance signal monitor interpretation |
| dehydrate | away from hydration |
| cholelithiasis | condition of gallbladder stones |
| ectocornea | outer layer of the cornea |
| transfusion | transfering blood to an individual |
| exophthalmus | eyes bulging away from |
| xenograft | a graft from one species to another |
| toxicoderma | skin disease caused by poison |
| retroflexed | bent backward, posterior |
| concentric | together center, same center |
| pre-operative, pre-op | before surgery |
| tricuspid | three cusps |
| multifocal | many locations |
| pericardium | around the heart |
| intra-aortic | within the aorta |
| macrostomia | large mouth |
| paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down |
| abduction | away from, rotate |
| polyarthritis | arthritis in numerous joints |
| retinopexy | surgical repair of detached retina |
| unicoular | having one working eye |
| diaplacental | through the placenta |
| dysemia | abnormal blood |
| angiorrhexis | ruptured blood vessel |
| gastritis | stomach inflammation |
| forehead | before head |
| cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| hypothermic | below temp |
| ultrasonic | high frequency of sound |
| lymphoma | lymph tumor |
| intercostal | between ribs |
| graphospasm | writer's cramp |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| epigastric | top of stomach |
| extrasensory | beyond senses |
| antepartum | before birth |
| endogastric | within the stomach |
| osteolysis | bone breakdown |
| symbiotic | dependent on one another |
| cardiology | study of the heart science |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat |
| reniform | kidney shape |
| anencephalic | without a brain |
| hemiparsis | paralysis of one half of the body |
| bilateral | two sides |
| circumrenal | around the kidney |
| paralgia | abnormal pain |
| postmortem | after death |
| mucoid | mucus like |
| neurology | study of nerves |
| proglossis | tip of the tongue |
| mastoptosis | sagging of the breast |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| neonatal | newborn |
| obtunded | against or mentally dull |
| pathology | disease study |
| pediculosis | condition of lice infestation |
| bronchoscopy | bronchus exam |
| semicomatose | half concious |
| sphygmomanometer | pulse meter |
| hypertension | high tension |
| diaphoresis | perspiration, transmission of sweat |
| juxtaepiphysial | near epiphysis or part of long bone |
| enteric | pertaining to small intestines |
| pseudodipsia | false thirst |
| reflex | flex response to stimulation |
| pediatric | child medicine |
| ferrokinetics | study of iron metabolism |
| chondromalacia | soft cartilage |
| TO | telephone order |
| O&P | ova & parasites |
| fx | fracture |
| lab | laboratory |
| ART | accredited record technologist |
| ad lib | as desired |
| PO | by mouth |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| c/o | complaining of |
| Lt. | left |
| MI | myocardial infraction |
| QS | quantity sufficient |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| Rx | prescription |
| R with circle around it | rectal |
| Dr. | doctor |
| gtt | drop |
| mm | millimeter |
| OOB | out of bed |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| aa | of each |
| noc | night |
| O.S. | left eye |
| ADL | activity of daily living |
| sig. | write, or to be labeled |
| LPN | licensed practical nurse |
| GI lab | gastrointestinal lab |
| wt. | weight |
| IV | intravenous |
| DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| OT | occupational therapist |
| GU | genitourinary |
| RN | regestered nurse |
| p.m. | evening |
| PT | physical therapist |
| NP | nurse practitioner |
| ROM | range of motion |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose and throat |
| LE | left extremity |
| LLE | lower left extremity |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| EMT | emergency medical technician |
| LVN | licensed vocational nurse |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| cm | centimeter |
| a | before |
| h | hour |
| c with line over it | with |
| H2O | water |
| cal | calories |
| a.c. | before meals |
| RT | respiratory therapist |
| DX | diagnosis |
| DC | discontinue |
| CNA | certified nursing aide |
| ccu | coronary care or critical care unit |
| up | universal precautions |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| w/c | wheelchair |
| ME | medical examiner |
| URI | upper resiratory infection |
| O2 | oxygen |
| CBR | complete bed rest |
| N/V | nausa and vomiting |
| RE | right extremity |
| RUE | right upper extremity |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| lb. | pounds |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| s with line over it | without |
| ss | half |
| O.D. | right eye |
| Ca | calcium |
| CL | chloride |
| L | liter |
| AROM | active range of motion |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| PROM | passive range of motion |
| pt. | patient |
| oz. | ounce |
| hgb | hemoglobin |
| pedi | pediatrics |
| p with a line over it | after |
| v.o. | verbal order |
| staph | staplococcs |
| CN | charge nurse |
| CS | central supply |
| HOB | head of bed |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| HS | hour of sleep |
| MLT | medical lab technologist |
| v.s. | vital signs |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| UA | urinalysis |
| RMA | registered medical assistant |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity |
| Na | sodium |
| F | fahrenheit |
| tab | tablet |
| ACP | acute care panel |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| R | respirations |
| SICU | surical intensive care unit |
| PT | physical therapy |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, respirations |
| abd | abdominal |
| BM | bowel movement |
| stat | immediately |
| MD | medical doctor |
| syr | syrup |
| OB-GYN | obstetrics and gynecology orobstetrician and gynecologist |
| OR | operating room |
| QNS | quanity not sufficient |
| DON | director of nurses |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| Fe | iron |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| glu | glucose |
| K+ | potassium |
| C | celsius |
| cath | catheter |
| HOH | hard of hearing |
| NICU | neuro intensive or neonatal intesive care unit |
| CMA | certified medical assistant |
| kg | kilogram |
| i/o | intake/output |
| qod | every other day |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| RT | respiratory therapy |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| tid | three times a day |
| CSF | cerebral spinal fluid |
| strep | streptococcus |
| T | temperature |
| chem. | chemistry |
| ER | emergency room |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| WBC | white blood count |
| CRE | creatinine |
| NaHC03 | sodium bicabonate |
| AX | axillary |
| PA | physician's assistant |
| a.m. | morning |
| amt. | amount |
| RHIT | registered health information technician |
| qd | everyday |
| RRT | registered respiratory therapist |
| BID | two times a day |
| MICU | medical intensive care unit |
| p.c. | after meals |
| prn | as needed |
| O.U. | both eyes |
| qid | four times a day |
| SSE | saop suds enema |
| qh | every hour |
| p | pulse |
| 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 |
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