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Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o | white |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| chlor/o | green |
| chrom/o | colour |
| chem/o | chemical, drug |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| eschar/o | scab |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue, hard, cornea |
| lip/o | fat |
| lipid/o | fat |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death, necrosis |
| nid/o | nest |
| onc/o | tumour |
| onych/o | nail |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| pil/o | hair |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| squam/o | scale |
| steat/o | fat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| thel/o | nipple |
| tox/o | poison |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| xer/o | dry |
| -al | P2 |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -esis | condition |
| -graft | transplantation |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | P2 |
| -is | noun ending |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | P2 |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -therapy | treatment |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| pachy- | thick |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, below |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| CA | cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| CIS | carcinoma in situ |
| cm | centimeter |
| dc/, d/c | discharge, discontinue |
| Decub. | decubitus |
| Derm. | dermatology |
| FS | frozen section |
| H2O | water |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| IMP | impression |
| IV | intravenous |
| T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| TNM | tumour-node-metastasis |
| ung | ointment |
| XP, XPD | xeroderma pigmentosum |
| BRAT | banana, rice, apple, toast |
| BSP | bowel sounds present |
| CDA | Canadian Diabetic Association |
| CF | clear fluids |
| CF-DAT | start clear fluids and progress to diet as tolerated |
| d/c. dc | discharge, discontonue |
| DAT | diet as tolerated |
| DD | diabetic diet |
| EF | enternal fluids |
| FF | full fluids |
| FF-DAT | starts full fluids and progresses to diet as tolerated |
| Fr. | french |
| GF | gluten free |
| G-tube | gastrostomy tube |
| HF | high fiber |
| HP | high protein |
| J-tube | jejunostomy tube |
| LR | low residue |
| MN | minced |
| NAS | no added salt |
| N-G tube | nasogastric tube |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| PAR | parenteral feeds |
| PE | puree |
| PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube |
| REG | regular tube |
| SS | surgical soft |
| T&A Diet | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy diet |
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