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Med. Terms..
PN1000 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| -cele | hernia |
| eu- | good, normal |
| -graphy | recording |
| -iasis | condition |
| mal- | bad |
| -pathy | disease |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| micro- | small |
| pre- | before |
| endo- | within |
| ad- | toward |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -dys | bad |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -plasty | repair |
| -tomy | incision |
| bi- | two |
| a- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| auto- | self |
| ante- | before in time; forward |
| anti- | against |
| brachi- | short |
| circum-/par-/peri- | around |
| de- | down & away |
| exo- | out; away from |
| mega- | great; large |
| multi- | many |
| oligo- | scant |
| re- | backwards |
| -penia | deficiency |
| post- | after; behind |
| tachy- | fast |
| uni- | one |
| -cyst | sac; bladder |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| genesis | formation |
| -ism | condition |
| TPR | temp., pulse, repiration |
| WNL | Within Normal Limits |
| ac | before meals |
| pc | after meals |
| hs | bedtime; hour of sleep |
| chrom/o | color |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cm | centimeter |
| am | morning |
| oste/o | bone |
| -thermy | heat |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ad lib | as tolerated |
| aden/o | gland |
| cc | cubic centimeter |
| chlor/o | green |
| enter/o | intestine |
| calc(i) | calcium |
| -pnea | breathing |
| Tx | treatment |
| mcg | micrograms |
| myle/o | bone marrow/spinal cord |
| PRN | as needed |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Kg | kilogram |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| sc | subcutaneous |
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| derm/o | skin |