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medical terminology
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -blast | budding |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal | causing death |
| -clast | broken |
| -crit | to separate |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision of surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -gen, -genesis, -genic | producing |
| -glia | glue |
| -gram | something written |
| -ia | condition of, diseased of abnormal state |
| -iac , -ic, -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state of |
| -itia, -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -lyte | dissolvable |
| -lytic | destroy; reduce |
| -mania | madness or insane desire |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument used to mesure |
| -odia | smell |
| -ologist | one who studies and practices |
| -oma | tumor or swelling |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | to view |
| -orrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
| -orrhexis | rupture |
| -osis | abnormal increase in production |
| -ostomy | creation f an artificial opening |
| -otomy | cut into or incision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sepsis | infection |
| - spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | control or stop |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -tropic | influencing |
| seb | sebaceous glands |
| cutane, dermat, derm | skin |
| hidr | sweet glands |
| pil | hair |
| oste, oss, ost | bones |
| chondr | cartilage |
| arthr | joints |
| ligament | ligaments |
| myel | bone marrow |
| fasci | fascia |
| my | muscles |
| ten, tend, tendin | tendons |
| encephal | brain |
| acoust, ot | ears |
| ocult, ophtalm | eyes |
| neur | nerves |
| myel | spinal cord |
| arteri | arteries |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| card, cardi | heart |
| phleb ,ven | veins |
| capill | capillaries |
| lymph | lymph |
| splen | spleen |
| thym | thymus |
| tonsil | tonsils |
| laryng | larynx |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs |
| nas | nose |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| trache | trachea |
| sinus | sinuses |
| esophag | esophagus |
| col | large intestine |
| hepat | liver |
| or | mouth |
| enter | smaller intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| nephr, ren | kidneys |
| ureter | ureters |
| urethra | uretha |
| cyst, vesic | urinary bladder |
| A-, An- | without or absense |
| Ab- | from or away |
| Ad- | to or towards |
| Ana- | up |
| Ante- | before |
| Anti | against |
| Appped- | to hang something |
| Bi-,Bin- | two |
| Brady- | slow |
| Contra- | against |
| Di- | two |
| Dis- | to undo; free form |
| Ecto-, Exo, Extra- | outside |
| Endo- | within |
| Epi- | upon |
| Erythr- | red |
| Glyc- | sweet |
| Hyper- | over |
| Hypo- | under |
| Im- | not |
| Infra- | beneath; below |
| Inter- | between |
| Intra- | inside |
| Iso- | equal |
| Macro- | large |
| Mal- | bad |
| Meso- | middle |
| Meta- | after |
| Micro- | small |
| Mono- | one |
| Milti- | many |
| Mut- | change |
| Neo- | new |
| Para- | beside |
| Patho- | disease |
| Peri- | surrounding |
| Poly- | many |
| Post- | after |
| Pre- | before |
| Pseudo- | false |
| Re- | back, again |
| Retro- | backward or behind |
| Semi- | half |
| Sub- | under or below |
| Super- | over or above |
| Syn- | together or joined |
| Tachy- | fast |
| Tetra- | four |
| Trans- | through, across, beyond |
| Tri- | three |
| Ultra- | beyond, excess |
| Uni- | one |
| AA | of each other |
| a.c. | before meals |
| AD, a.d. | right ear |
| ad lib | as desired |
| am, AM | morning, before noon |
| AS, a.s. | left ear |
| AU a.u, | both ears |
| BE | baruim enema |
| BID, b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BR | bed rest |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| BM | bowel movement |
| bx | biopsy |
| CA, ca | cancer, calcium |
| cap | capture |
| disc, DC, d.c. | doctor of chiropractic |
| DNR | do not restate |
| DX, dx | diagnosis |
| ED | emergency deparment |
| ER | emergency room |
| Fx , fx | fracture |
| g, gm | gram |
| gt, gtt | glucose tolerance test |
| h | hydrogen |
| h.s. | hours of sleep |
| Ht. , ht | height |
| inj. | injection |
| I, O, I/O | intake and output |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+, K | potassium |
| mg | milligram |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| Na+, Na | nurse aide/assistant |
| NC | no complain |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NPO p mn | nothing by mouth at midnight |
| oint, ung | urinalysis ointment |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OTC | over the counter |
| oz | ounce |
| p | pulse, phosphorous |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pH | measure of acid |
| PM, p.m. | afternoon |
| PO,po, p.o. | phone order by mouth |
| PRN | whenever necessary, as needed |
| q.am. | every morning |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| QNS | quanity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quanity sufficient |
| r, R | respiration, rectal |
| RX | prescription take treatment |
| s | without |
| SOB | short of breath |
| ss | one half |
| stat | immediately at once |
| syr. | syrup |
| susp. | suspension |
| sup, supp. | suppository |
| T | temperature |
| Tab | tablet |
| Tbsp | table spoon |
| TID, t.i.d. | ter in die |
| tsp | tropical spastic therapy |
| Tx | therapy transplant treatment |
| VS | vitual signs |
| W/C, w/c | wheelchair |
| Adren | adrenals |
| gonad | gonads |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| parathyroid | parathyroid glans |
| pineal | pineal |
| pituit | pituatary |
| thym | thymus |
| thryroid | thyroid |
| orch, orchid | testicles |
| Oophr, ovari | ovaries |
| Hyster, Metr, Metri, Uter | uterus |
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