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MA 110 List 3
Medical Assistant
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| -gram, -graph | a picture or record |
| -graphy | the process of recording |
| -ia | state or condition |
| -ic, -ical | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, looseing |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestine |
| duoden/i, duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| hepat/o | liver |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| N & V | nausea and vomiting |
| OTC | over the counter |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pt | patient |
| PRN or prn | whenever necessary |