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Note Cards (Dale M)
Health Science Cards (Mrs. Lane)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| seb | sebaceous glands |
| cutanem dermat, derm | skin |
| hidr | sweat glands |
| pil | hair |
| oste, oss, ost | bones |
| chond | cartilage |
| arthr | joints |
| ligament | ligaments |
| myel | bone marrows |
| fasci | fascia |
| my | muscles |
| ten, tend, tendin | tendons |
| encephal | brain |
| acoust, ot | ears |
| ocul, ophthalm | eyes |
| neur | nerves |
| myel | spinal cord |
| arteri | arteries |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| cardi, card | heart |
| phleb, ven | veins |
| capill | capillaries |
| lymph | lymph |
| splen | spleen |
| thym | thymus |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| laryng | larynx |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs |
| nas | nose |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| trache | trachea |
| sinus | sinuses |
| esophag | espohagus |
| col | large intestine |
| hepat | liver |
| or | mouth |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| enter | intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| nephr, ren | kidneys |
| ureter | ureters |
| urethr | urethra |
| cyst, vesic | urinary bladder |
| adren | adrenals |
| gonad | gonads |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| parathyroid | parathyroids |
| pineal | pineal |
| pituit | pituitary |
| thym | thymus |
| thyroid | thyroid |
| orch, orchid, test, testicul | testicles |
| oophor, orchid, test, testicul | ovaries |
| hystr, metr, metri, uter | uterus |
| pertaining to | -al |
| enzyme | -ase |
| budding | -blast |
| surgical puncture | -centesis |
| causing death | -cidal |
| broken | -clast |
| separate | -crit |
| cell | -cyte |
| surgical removal/excision | -ectomy |
| blood condition | -emia |
| vomit | -emesis |
| producing | -gen, -genesis, -genic |
| glue | -glia |
| something written | -gram |
| condition of, diseased or abnormal state | -ia |
| pertaining to | -iac, -ic, -ior |
| state of | -ism |
| inflammation | -itia, -itis |
| study of | -logy |
| dissolve | -lyte |
| destroy, reduce | -lytic |
| madness | -mania |
| enlargement | -megaly |
| instrument used to measure | -meter |
| smell | -odia |
| one who is an expert in | -ologist |
| tumor | -oma |
| vision | -opia |
| to view | -opsy |
| flow, excessive discharge | -orrhea |
| rupture | -orrhexis |
| abnormal increase in production | -osis |
| artificial opening | -ostomy |
| incision | -otomy |
| oxygen | -oxia |
| disease | -pathy |
| hardening | -sclerosis |
| instrument for visual exam | -scope |
| infection | -sepsis |
| muscle contraction | -spasm |
| control, stop | -stasis |
| cutting | -tomy |
| influencing | -tropic |
| visual exam | scopy |
| lacking, deficient | a- , an- |
| away from | ab- |
| near, toward to | ad- |
| up, toward, apart | ana- |
| before, in front of, forward | ante- |
| against, opposing | anti- |
| appendix | append- |
| to hang something | b- , bin- |
| slow | brady- |
| against, opposed | contra- |
| two | di- |
| apart, free from | dis- |
| outside of | ecto-, exo- |
| outside of, beyond | extra- |
| within, inside | endo- |
| upon, on, over | epi- |
| red | erythr- |
| glucose, sugar | glyc- |
| excessive, above, beyond | hyper- |
| under, beneath, deficient | hypo- |
| in, into, within | im- |
| below, beneath | infra- |
| between, the middle | inter- |
| within, into | intra- |
| same, equal | iso- |
| bad, abnormal | macro- |
| bad, abnormal | mal- |
| middle | meso- |
| change | meta- |
| small | micro- |
| one | mono- |
| many | multi- |
| genetic change | mut- |
| new | neo- |
| beside, beyond, after | para- |
| disease | patho- |
| around, surrounding | peri- |
| many, much | poly- |
| after, behind | post- |
| before, in front of | pre- |
| false | pseudo- |
| again | re- |
| backwards, behind | retro- |
| half | semi- |
| under, below | sub- |
| above, excess, superior | super- |
| together, with | syn- |
| fast | tachy- |
| four | tetra- |
| across, through, beyond | trans- |
| three | tri- |
| beyond, excess | ultra- |
| one | uni- |
| AA | alcoholics anonymus |
| ac | before meals |
| AD/a.d. | right ear |
| ad ib | freely, as often as desired |
| am, AM | morning |
| AS, a.s. | left ear |
| AU, a.u. | each ear |
| BE | barium enima |
| BID, b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BR | bedrest |
| BRP | bathroom privelages |
| BM | bowel movements |
| Bx | biopsy |
| c | with |
| CA, Ca | carcinoma (cancer) |
| cap. | capsule |
| disc, DC, d.c. | discontinue |
| DNR | do not resusicate |
| Dx, dx | diagnosis |
| ED | emergency department |
| ER | emergency room |
| Fx, fx | fracture |
| g, gm | gram |
| gt, gtt | drop, drops |
| h | hour |
| h.s. | hours of sleep (bedtime) |
| Ht., ht | height |
| inj. | injection |
| I and O I/O | intake and output |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+, K | potassium |
| mg | miligram |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| Na, NA+ | sodium |
| NC | nasal cannula |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth past midnight |
| oint., ung | ointment |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OTC | over the counter |
| oz. | ounce |
| P | pulse |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pH | power of hydrogen concentration |
| PM, p.m. | afternoon |
| PO, p.o., po | by mouth |
| PRN | as needed |
| q. am. | every morning |
| q.h. | every afternoon |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quantity sufficient |
| r, R | rectal |
| Rx | prescription |
| s | without |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| ss | one-half |
| stat | immediately |
| syr. | syrup |
| susp. | suspension |
| sup., supp. | suppository |
| T | temperature |
| tab. | tablet |
| tbsp. | tablespoon |
| TID, t.i.d. | three times a day |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, and respirations |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| Tx | treatmenr |
| VS | vital signs |
| W/C, w/c | wheelchair |
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