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Medical Term.
Medical Term flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AA | Amino Acid |
| a.c | acute |
| AD,a.d | Alzheimers diesease |
| am,AM | At Morning |
| AS,a.s | auris sinistra or left ear |
| AU,a.u | auris utraque [L.], each ear or both ears. |
| BE | Abbreviation for L. bis in die, twice a day. |
| BID,b.i.d,bid | Abbreviation for amino acid; aminoacyl. |
| BP | Blood Pressue |
| BR | Bromine |
| BRP | Bathroom privigliges |
| BM | Bone marrow |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C(with line over it) | with |
| CA,Ca | Cancer |
| cap | Community-acquired pneumonia |
| disc,DC,d.c | a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the bones of the spinal column. |
| DNR | Do Not ressesitate |
| Dx,dx | diagnostic |
| ED | effective dose |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| Fx,fx | Function |
| g,gm | gram |
| h | hemoglobin and hematocrit, |
| h.s | at bedtime |
| inj | Injurious |
| I and O,I/O | Intraosseous infusion |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+,K | Potassium |
| mg | milligram |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| Na+,Na | sodium |
| NC | Normocephalic, atraumatic |
| NPO | nothing by mouth(oral) |
| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth after midnight |
| oint.,ung | ointment |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OTC | over the counter |
| oz | ounce |
| P | Pulse |
| p.c | post-food (after) |
| pH | Pulmonary hypertension |
| PM,p.m | Past morning |
| PO,po,p.o | by opening |
| PRN | When Necessary |
| q.am | everyday before noon |
| q.h | each hour |
| q.i.d | once a day |
| QNS | Abbreviation for quantity not sufficient. |
| q.s | quantum sufficit, |
| r,R | resperation |
| Rx | to take |
| S(with line above) | without |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| ss | Sjogren's Syndrome |
| stat | Now or immediately.' |
| syr. | syrup |
| susp. | Suspension |
| sup.,supp. | supplement |
| T | thoratic vertebrae |
| tab | tablet |
| tbsp | tablespoon |
| TID,t.i.d | 3 times a day |
| TPR | temp,pressure,resperation |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| Tx | Treatment |
| VS | Vital Signs |
| W/C,w/c | wheelchair |
| seb | sweat glands |
| cutane,dermat,derm | skin |
| oste,oss | bones |
| chondr | cartilage |
| arthr | joints |
| ligament | ligament |
| myel | bone marrow |
| Fasci | Fasicia |
| my | Muscle |
| ten,tend,tendin | tendons |
| encephal | brain |
| ot,Acoust | ear |
| ocul,ophtalm | eye |
| Neur | nerves |
| Myel | spinal cord |
| Arteri | Arteries |
| hem,hemat | blood |
| Card,Cardi | heart |
| Pheleb,ven | vein |
| capill | Capillaries |
| Lymph | Lymph |
| Splen | spleen |
| Thym | Thymus |
| Tonsil | Tonsils |
| Larying | Larynx |
| Pneum,pneumon | lungs |
| nas | nose |
| pharing | Pharynx |
| Trache | Trachea |
| Sinus | Sinuses |
| Estophag | esophagus |
| col | A craterlike area of the interproximal oral mucosa joining the lingual and buccal interdental papillae. |
| hepat | liver |
| or | operating room |
| pancrat | pancreas |
| enter | intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| nephr,ren | vertebrae |
| ureter | describe acute infections involving the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, and bronchi |
| urethra | The tube that leads from the bladder and transports and discharges urine outside the body |
| cyst,vesic | abnormal, closed sac-like structures within a tissue that contain a liquid, gaseous, or semisolid substance |
| adren | gland |
| gonad | overies |
| pancreast | pancreasr |
| parathyroid | A gland that regulates calcium, located behind the thyroid gland in the neck. ... They are plastered against the back of the thyroid and therefore at risk for being accidentally removed during thyroidectomy. |
| pineal | A small gland that is located near the center of the brain. This gland secretes melatonin, and it may therefore be part of the body's sleep-regulation apparatus. Also known as pineal body. |
| pituit | A gland located at the base of the brain that produces a number of hormones, including those that regulate growth and reproductive functions |
| thym | mind |
| thyroid | thyroid |
| orch,orchid,test,testicul | testicules |
| oophor,ovari | ovaries |
| hyster,metr,metri,uter | uterus |
| A,AN- | not,without |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | at |
| Ana- | again |
| Ante- | Describing something as positioned in front of another thing |
| anti- | Describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another |
| append- | appendix |
| bi-,bin- | double |
| brady- | slow, delayed, tardy |
| contra- | against, in opposition |
| di- | twice or double or twofold, |
| dis- | separation ( |
| ecto-,exo-,estra- | outside |
| endo- | inside, within, internal |
| epi- | on, upon, at, by, near, over, on top of, toward, against, among." |
| erythr- | substance that is formed especially in the kidney and stimulates red blood cell formation |
| glyc- | sugar/glucose |
| hyper- | Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung. |
| hypo- | a colloquial abbreviation of hypodermic. |
| im- | intramuscular |
| infra- | below |
| iso- | equal |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | after,between,over |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | The participation or involvement of a single element or part. |
| multi- | many |
| mut- | discourage |
| neo- | new |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzymes |
| -blast | An immature precursor cell of the type indicated by the prefix. preceding it. |
| -centesis | puncture and aspiration of. |
| -cidal | destruction or killing |
| -clast | something that breaks |
| -crit | seperate |
| -cyte | a cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -gen,-genisis,-genic | "precursor of." |
| -glia | binding gelatinous medium |
| -gram | written ot picture |
| -ia | condition |
| -iac,-ic,-ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | A condition, disease, or intoxication. |
| itia,-itis | inflammation. |
| -ology | "the study or science of |
| -lyte | "substance capable of or resulting from decomposition |
| -lytic | a word termination denoting lysis of the substance indicated by the stem to which it is affixed. |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation with something. |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -meter | instrument for measuring. |
| -odia | concerning the heart" is "cardiacus" |
| -ologist | knowlage in a particular subject |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -opsy | view of |
| -orrhea | flow or discharge |
| -orrhexis | rupture |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening. |
| -otomy | cutting oportation |
| -oxia | oyxegen |
| -pathy | disease; emotion |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -sepsis | putrefaction |
| -spasm | contraction of muscle |
| -stasis | to stop |
| -tomy | processs of cutting |
| -tropic | turning |
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