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Medical Terms Fun.

Abbreviations, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Stems

QuestionAnswer
Abd Abdomen
ABO the main blood group system
ac before meals
ADL activities of daily living
ad lib as desired
adm admitted or admission
AM morning
amb ambulatory
amt amount
approx approximately (about)
Ax axillary
Bid twice daily
BM bowel movement
BP Blood pressure
BR bedrest
BRP bathroom privielges
C- with
C* Celsius
CBC complete blood count
CBR complete bed rest
Cl Client
C/O complains of
DAT diet as tolerated
Drsg dressing
Dx diagnosis
Irr Irregular
Neg Negative
NCS no concentrated sweets
nil none
no. number
NPO nothing by mouth
NS normal saline
O2 Oxygen
OOB out of bed
Pc after meals
PE physical examination
Per by or through
PM afternoon
PO by mouth
Postop postoperative
Preop Preoperative
PRN when neccessary
Pt patient
q every
qh every hour
q2h every two hours
q3h every three hours
ECG electrocardiogram
F* Farenheit
fl fluid
GI Gastrointestinal
gtts drops
H hour
H2O water
I&O input and output
IM intramuscular
IV intravenous
Liq Liquia
LMP last menstrual period
Lt left
mL milliliter
Mod moderate
mcg microgram
Qid four times a day
Rt right
S without
stat at once, immediately
Tid three times a day
TO telephone order
TPR temperature, Pulse, Respiration
VO verbal order
VS vital signs
WNL within normal limits
Wt Weight
SubQ subcutaneous
meds medications
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ARC AIDS-related complex
ASHD arteriosclerotic heart disease
Ca Cancer
CHF congestive heart failure
CHD coronary heart disease
COPD chromic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
DJD Degenerative joint disease
FUO Fever of undetermined origin
HBV Hepatitis B virus
HCV Hepatitis C virus
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
MI myocardial infarction (heart attack)
MS multiple sclerosis
STD sexually transmitted disease
STI Sexually transmitted infection
TIA transient ischemic attack
URI upper respiratory infection
UTI Urinary tract infection
a, an without, absence of
anom- deviation from normal
ante- before, forward
anti- against
brady slow
di-, dis two, twice
dis apart, negative
diplo double
dys painful, difficult, bad labored, abnormal
endo- inner, within
hemi half, oneside
hetero other, different
homo- same, like
hyper- over, increased
hypo- under, decreased
infra- below, beneath
inter- between
mega or megalo large, enlarged
olig- scanty, few
ortho- straight, correct regular
pan- all
para beside, near
peri- around
poly- many, excessive
post after, behind
retro- backward, behind
supra above
tachy rapid
-tasis herniation, protrustion
-ectomy excision of
-itis inflammation of
-oma tumor of
-osis abnormal condition of
-ostomy opening into for drainage
-otomy incision into
-penia proverty, deficiency
-pexy surgical fixation
-plasty repair
-ptosis falling, prolapse
-rhea discharge, flow
-rrhage spurting out(usually blood)
-rrhaphy repair, suture of
aden- gland
algia- pain
angio- vessel
arthro- joint
articulus- joint
centesis- puncture
cephal- head
choledoch- bile duct
chole, cholecyst bile
cholelith gallstone
chondro- cartilage
col- colon
colp- vagina
costa- rib
crotic- pulse, pulsation
cyte cell
cyst, vesic sac, bladder
derma- skin
emia- blood
entero- intestine
esthesia feeling, touch
gastro- stomach
glossa- tongue, speech
hemo- blood
hept- liver
hyster uterus
laparo- abdominal wall
lith- stone, calculus
lysis to dissolve, freeing
malacia- softening
masst breast
melano- black, pigmented
myelo- marrow
myo- muscle
nephro- kidney
nychia fingernail, toenail
dent- tooth
oophor- ovary
ophthalmo eye
opia eye
orch- testicles, testis(es)
oto- ear
path- disease, disorder
pedi- child
phleb vein
plasia to form
apnea breath or breathing
pneumo lung, air
pulmo lung, air
procto- rectum, anus
ptya- saliva, sputum
pyel- pelvis or kidney
py pus
rhin- nose
salping- tube
stoma- mouth, opening
thora chest
steth chest
trophy- nutrition, growth
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