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Medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Word roots 1.Seb | Sebaceous glands |
| 2. Cutane,Dermat,Derm | Skin |
| 3. Hidr | Sweat glands |
| 4. Pil | Hair |
| 5. Oste. Oss, Ost | Bones |
| 6. Chondr | Cartilage |
| 7. Arthr | Joints |
| 8. Ligament | Ligaments |
| 9. Myel | Bone marrow |
| 10. Fasci | Fascia |
| 11. My | Muscles |
| 12. Ten, tend tendin | Tendons |
| 13. Encephal | Brain |
| 14. Acoust,ot | Ears |
| 15. Ocul, ophtalm | Eyes |
| 16. Neur | Nerves |
| 17. Myel | Spinal cord |
| 18. Arteri | Arteries |
| 19. Hem, Hemat | Blood |
| 20. Card, cardi | Heart |
| 21. Pleb, ven | Veins |
| 22.Capill | Capillaries |
| 23. Lymph | Lymph |
| 24. Splen | Spleen |
| 25. Thym | Thymus |
| 26. Tonsil | Tonsils |
| 27. Larying | Larynx |
| 28. Pneum, pneumon | Lungs |
| 29. Nas | Nose |
| 30. Pharyng | Pharynx |
| 31. Trache | Trachea |
| 32. Sinus | Sinuses |
| 33. Esophag | Esophagus |
| 34. Col | Large intestine |
| 35. Hepat | Liver |
| 36. Or | Mouth |
| 37. Pancreat | Pancreas |
| 38. Enter | Smalle intestine |
| 39. Gastr | Stomach |
| 40. Nephr, ren | Kidneys |
| 41. Ureter | Ureters |
| 42. Uretha | Uretha |
| 43. Cyst, vestic | Urinary bladder |
| 44. Adren | Adrenals |
| 45. Gonad | Gonads |
| 46. Pancreat | Pancreas |
| 47. Parathyroid | Parathoid glands |
| 48. Pineal | Pineal |
| 49. Pituit | Pituitary |
| 50. Thym | Thymus |
| 51. Thyroid | Thyroid |
| 52. Orch, orchid, test , testicul | Testicles |
| 53. Oophor ,ovari | Ovaries |
| 54. Hyster, metr, metri, uter | Uterus |
| Prefixes 1. A-, An- | Without or absence of |
| 2. Ab- | From or away |
| 3. Ad- | To or towards |
| 4. Ana- | Up |
| 5. Ante | Before |
| 6. Anti | Against |
| 7. Append | To hang something |
| 8. Bi-, Bin- | Two |
| 9. Brady | Slow |
| 10. Contra | Against |
| 11. Di | Two |
| 12. Dis | To undo; free from |
| 13: ecto-, Exo-, extra- | Outside |
| 14. Endo- | Within |
| 15. Epi- | Upon |
| 16. Erythr | Red |
| 17. Glyc- | Sweet |
| 18. Hyper- | Over |
| 19. Hypo- | Under |
| 20. Im- | Not |
| 21. Infra- | Beneath; below |
| 22. Intra- | Inside |
| 23. Iso- | Equal |
| 24. Macro- | Large |
| 25 mal- | Bad |
| 26. Meso- | Middle |
| 27. Meta- | After |
| 28. Micro- | Small |
| 29. Mono- | One |
| 30. Multi- | Many |
| 31. Mut- | Change |
| 32. Neo- | New |
| 33. Para- | Beside |
| 34. Patho- | Disease |
| 35. Peri- | Surrounding |
| 36. Poly- | Many |
| 37. Post- | After |
| 38. Pre- | Before |
| 39. Pseudo- | False |
| 40. Re- | Back,Again |
| 41. Retro- | Backward or behind |
| 42. Semi- | Half |
| 43. Sub- | Under or below |
| 44. Super- | Over or above |
| 45. Syn- | Together or joined |
| 46. Tachy- | Fast |
| 47. Tetra- | Four |
| 48. Trans- | Trough,Across, beyond |
| 49. Tri- | Three |
| 50. Ultra- | Beyond; Excess |
| 51. Uni- | One |
| 52. Inter- | Between |
| Suffixes 1. -al | Pertaining to |
| 2. -ase | Enzyme |
| 3. Blast | Budding |
| 4. -cenetesis | Surgical puncture |
| 5.-cidal | Causing death |
| 6. -clast | To separate |
| 7.-crit | Broken |
| 8.-cyte | Cell |
| 9.-ectomy | Excision or surgical removal |
| 10.-emia | Blood condition |
| 11.-emesis | Vomiting |
| 12. -Gen, -genesis -genic | Something written |
| 13. -glia | Glue |
| 14. -gram | Producing |
| 15. -ia | Condition of,Diseased or abnormal state |
| 16. -iac, -ic, -ior | Partaining to |
| 17. -ism | State of |
| 18. -itia, Itis | Inflmmation |
| 19. -logy | Study of |
| 20. -lyte | Dissolvable |
| 21. -lytic | Deatroy; Reduce |
| 22. -mania | Madness or insane desire |
| 23. Megaly | Enlargement |
| 24. -Meter | Instrument used to measure |
| 25. -odia | Smell |
| 26. -ologist | One who studies and practices |
| 27. -oma | Tumor or swelling |
| 28. -opia | One who studies and practices |
| 29. -opsyb | To view |
| 30. -orrhea | Flow, Excessive Discharge |
| 31. -orrhexis | Rupture |
| 32. -osis | Abnormal increase in production |
| 33. -ostomy | Creation of an artificial opening |
| 34. -otomy | Cut into or incision |
| 35. -oxia | Oxygen |
| 36. -pathy | Disease |
| 37. -sclerosis | Hardening |
| 38. -scope | Visual examination |
| 39. -scopy | Instrument used for visual examination |
| 40. -sepsis | Infection |
| 41. -spasm | Sudeen involuntary muscle contraction |
| 42. -stasis | Control or stop |
| 43. -tomy | Cutting |
| 44. -tropic | Influencing |
| Abbreviations 1. AA | Alcohol anonymous |
| 2. a.c | Abdominal circumference |
| 3. AD,a.d | Alzheimerâs disease,as directed |
| 4. am,AM | Moorning |
| 5. AS,a.s | Left ear |
| 6. AU, a.u | Both ears |
| 7. BE | Barium enema |
| 8. BID,b.i.d , bid | Twice a day |
| 9. ad lib | At pleasure. As desired |
| 10. BP | Blood pressure |
| 11. BR | Bed rest |
| 12. BRP | Bathroom privileges |
| 13. BM | Bowel movement |
| 14. Bx | Biopsy |
| 15. C | With |
| 16. CA, ca | Cancer |
| 17. cap | Community-acquired pneumonia |
| 18. disc,DC, d.c | Discontinue or discharge |
| 19. DNR | Do not resuscitate |
| 20. Dx,dx | Diagnosis |
| 21. ED | Emergency department |
| 22. ER | Emergency room |
| 23. Fx,fx | Fracture |
| 24. g, gm | Gram |
| 25. gt, gtt | Glucose tolerance test |
| 26. h | Hemoglobbin and hematocrit |
| 27. h.s | Hour of sleep,bedtime |
| 28. Ht,ht | Height |
| 29. inj | Injection |
| 30. I and O, I/O | Input and output |
| 31. IV | Intravenous |
| 32. K+,K | Patassium |
| 33. mg | Milligram |
| 34. N&V | Nausea and vomiting |
| 35. Na+,Na | Sodium |
| 36. NC | Nasal cannula |
| 37. NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| 38. NPO p MN | Nothing by mouth by mouth |
| 39. Oint, ung | Ointment |
| 40.OOB | Out of bed |
| 41. OTC | Over the counter drug |
| 42. oz | Ounce |
| 43. P | After meals |
| 44. p.c | After meals |
| 45. pH | Hydrogen ion concentration |
| 46. PM,p.m | Between noon and midnight |
| 47. PO,po,p.o | Orally |
| 48. PRN | When necessary |
| 49. q am | Every moorning |
| 50. q.h | Every hour |
| 51. q.i.d | Four times a day |
| 52. QNS | Quantity not sufficient |
| 53. q.s | As much as needed |
| 54. r,R | Respiration |
| 55. Rx | To take |
| 56. S | Mark |
| 57. SOB | Shortness of breath |
| 58. ss | A half |
| 59. stat | Immediately |
| 60. syr | Syrup |
| 61. susp | Suspension |
| 62. sup,supp | Superior |
| 63. T | Temperature |
| 64. tab | Tablet |
| 65. tbsp | Tablespoon |
| 66. TID ,t.i.d | Three times a day |
| 67. TPR | Temperature,pulse,and respiration |
| 68. tsp | Teaspoon |
| 69. Tx | Treatment |
| 69. VS | Volumetric solution ,vesicular sound , vital signs |
| 70. W/c w/c | Weekchair |