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adv3 vocab final
vocabulary final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | no, not, without, lack of, apart |
| ad- | toward, near, to |
| bi- | two, double |
| de- | down, away from; take away, remove |
| di- | two, double |
| dia- | through, between |
| dif-, dis- | apart, free from, separate |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside, outer |
| end-, endo- | within, inner |
| ep-, epi- | upon, over, beyond |
| eu- | good, normal |
| ex-, exo- | out, away from |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| hyper- | above, beyond, excessive |
| hypo- | below, under, deficient |
| in- | in, into, not |
| mega- | large, great |
| meta- | beyond, over, between, change |
| para- | beside, alongside, abnormal |
| poly- | many, much, excessive |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| super- | above, beyond |
| supra- | above, beyond |
| acro- | extremities; top or extreme point |
| aero- | air |
| ansio- | unequal |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| hemi- | one side, half |
| hemo- | blood |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| iso- | equal, same |
| lip- | fat |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| megalo- | large (enlarged) |
| noct- | night |
| nyct- | night |
| pan- | all, every |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| pyo- | pus |
| re- | put back |
| syn- | going together, unites |
| tachy- | fast |
| tri- | three |
| quadri- | four |
| deca- | ten |
| multi- | many (more than one) |
| primi- | first |
| semi- | half (partially) |
| ambi- | both or both sides |
| ab- | away from |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | opposition, against |
| infra- | below, under |
| intra- | inside |
| meso- | middle |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| sub- | under, near |
| acu- | needle |
| bio- | life |
| equi- | equality, equal |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| andr/o | men |
| angi/o | vessel |
| appendage | attached to or outgrowth |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gyne | woman |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| irid/o | iris (eye) |
| lamina, lamin/o | thin, flat part of vertebra |
| lingua | tongue |
| lob/o | lobe, as of lung or brain |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| nerphr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pneum/o | lungs (air or gas) |
| ren/i | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scar/o | sacrum |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| steth/o | chest |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| ten/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| trache/o | tachea |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/i | vein |
| dipl/o | pairs; bacteria that grow in pairs |
| staphyl/o | bunches, like grapes; bacteria that grow in clusters |
| strept/o | twisted; bacteria that grow in twisted chains |
| alb | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| chrom/o | color |
| cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | gray |
| rhod/o | red |
| rubi/o | reddish, redness |
| xanth/o | yellowish |
| adip/o | fat |
| blast/o | early embryonic stage, immature |
| calor/i | heat |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| caud/o | tail |
| cavit/o, cav/o | hollow, cavity |
| chron/o | time, timing |
| consci/o | awareness, aware |
| constrict/o | narrowing |
| corpor/o | body |
| cry/o | cold |
| dolor/o | pain |
| dynam/o | power, strength |
| eti/o | etiology |
| febr/i | fever |
| funct/o | performance |
| gel/o | to freeze, congeal |
| ger/o | aged, old age |
| hapl/o | simple, single |
| hist/o | tissue |
| kel/o | tumor, fibrous growth |
| medic/o | heal, healing |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| nos/o | disease |
| nutri/o, nutrit/o | nourish |
| pant/o | all, whole |
| path/o | disease |
| pharmac/o | drugs |
| physic/o | physical, natural |
| plex/o | network (nerves or vessels) |
| puls/o, pulsat/o | to beat, beating |
| purul/o | pus formation |
| pyr/o | fire, fever, heat |
| scirrh/o | hard |
| systol/o | contraction |
| therm/o | heat |
| tors/o | twisting, twisted |
| tri/o | to sort out, sorting |
| vir/o | virus |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| vit/o | life |
| ymptom/o | occurrence |
| zyg/o | union, junction |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -os/tomy | mouth, forming an opening |
| -tomy | incision, to cut into |
| -desis | binding, stabilization |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -plasty | formation plastic repair |
| -clasis | to break down, refracture |
| -lysis | loosen, free from adhesions, destruction |
| -cis | cut, kill, escise |
| -cid | kill |
| -stasis | stop/ control |
| -osis | condition of |
| -age | related to |
| -iatry | healing (by a physician) |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -ion | process |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emia | blood |
| -gen | producing, beginning |
| -gram | record, picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition, formation of, presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oid | resemble |
| -oma | rumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -phobia | fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse, falling, dropping |
| -rrhage | burst forth, hemorrhage |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | examination, view |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching of a muscle |
| -blast | early embryonic stage, immature |
| -cyte | cell |
| -genic | produced by, forming |
| -grade | step |
| -ician | specialist |
| -ist | specialist |
| -labile | unstable, perishable |
| -logist | specialist |
| -plasm | formation, growth |
| -receptor, ceptor | receiver |
| -stabile | stable, fixed |
| -type | class, representative form |
| -verse | turn, turning |
| AE | above the elbow |
| AK | above the knee |
| ant. | anterior |
| A&P | anterior and posterior |
| BE | below the knee |
| bilat | bilateral |
| BK | below the knee |
| ext | exterior, external |
| inf | inferior |
| int | interior, internal |
| L | left |
| Lat | lateral |
| LE | lower extremity |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| L&R | left and right |
| L-R | left to right |
| LRT | lower respiratory tract |
| L&U | lower and upper |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| ML | midline |
| post. | posterior |
| prox. | proximal |
| R | right |
| R/L, R-L | right to left |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUE | right upper extremity |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| sup | superior |
| U/L, U& | L |
| UE | upper extremity |
| URT | upper respiratory tract |
| abn, abnorm | abnormal |
| amb | ambulatory |
| A&O x 4 | alert and orientated to person, place, time and date |
| A/O, A&O | alert and orientated |
| Asx, ASX | asymptomatic |
| A&W | alive and well |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CA | chronological age |
| C&A | conscious and alert |
| CC | chief complaint |
| c/o | complains of |
| DOB, D/B | date of birth |
| DU | diagnosis undetermined |
| Dx, diag | diagnosis |
| Ex, exam | examination |
| F | female |
| FH, FHx | family history |
| FOD | free of disease |
| F/U, FU | follow up |
| h/o | history of |
| H&P | history and physical |
| Ht, h | height |
| Hx, H | history |
| IBW | ideal body weight |
| LWD | living with disease |
| M | male |
| Mhx, MH | medical history |
| NAD | no apparent distress/ disease |
| N/C, NC | no complaints |
| NDF | no disease found |
| NED | no evidence of disease |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| norm | normal |
| P | pulse |
| palp | palpation |
| PE, Pex, PX | physical examination |
| PH | poor health |
| PH, Px, PHx | past history |
| PI | present illness |
| PMH, PMHx | past medical history |
| prog, prong,Px | prognosis |
| Pt | patient |
| R | respiration |
| R/O, RO | rule out |
| RVC | responds to verbal commands |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| S/S | signs and symptoms |
| Sx | symptoms, signs |
| T | temperature |
| TPR | temperature, pulse and respiration |
| Tx, treat, tr | treatment |
| UCHD, UCD | usual childhood diseases |
| U/O, UO | under observation |
| VS, v/s | vital signs |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| wt | weight |
| X&D | examination and diagnosis |
| y, yr | year |
| y/o | years old |
| YOB | year of birth |
| ARNP | Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner |
| DC | Doctor of Chiropractic |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| DMD | Doctor of Dental Medicine |
| EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
| EMT-P | Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| MD | Doctor of Medicine |
| NA | Nursing Assistant |
| OD | Doctor of Optometry |
| OTR | Occupational Therapist, Registered |
| PA-C | Physician Assistant- Certified |
| PT | Physical Therapist |
| RD | Registered Dietician |
| RDH | Registered Dental Hygienist |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| R. Ph. | Registered Pharmacist |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit, Critical Care Unit |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| OR | Operating Room |
| PCC | Poison Control Center |
| RR | Recovery Room |
| EOB | Explanation of Benefits |
| HIPPA | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| HMO | Health Maintenance Organization |
| PCP | Primary Care Provider |
| PPO | Preferred Provider Organization |
| UCR | Usual, Customary & Reasonable (fees) |
| AMA | American Medical Association |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
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