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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blast/o | immature form; developing cells |
| carcin/o cancer/o | cancer |
| cyt/o | cell |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| eti/o | cause |
| gno/o | knowledge |
| hist/o | tissue |
| iatr/o | physician; medicine |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lip/o | fat |
| my/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| once/o | tumor |
| organ/o | organ |
| path/o | disease |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| somat/o | body |
| system/o | system |
| viscer/o | internal organs; viscera |
| asen/o | gland |
| aut/o | self |
| bio/o | life |
| coni/o | dust |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cutane/o derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| fibr/o | fibrouse tissue; fiber |
| heter/o | other |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/o | hard; horny tissue |
| necr/o | death |
| onych/o ungu/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| stropt/o | chainlike |
| trich/o | hair |
| xer/o | dry |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| aponeur/o | aponeurosis |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| carp/o | carpals |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| clavic/o claviul/o | clavicle |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| disk/o | inervertebral disk |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humero | humerus |
| ill/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lamin/o | thin,flat layer |
| lord/o | bent forward; abnormal convexity of the spine |
| mandibulo/o | mandible |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| myel/o myelon/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| my/ myo/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| patello/ | patella |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| scpul/o | scapula |
| scoli/o | bent; curved |
| sten/o | sternum |
| synovi/o | synovial luid; synovial membrance |
| tars/o | tarals |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |
| vertebr/o rachi/o spondyl/o | bertebrae; bertebral colum |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | felling, sensation, sensitivity |
| gangli/o ganlion/o | ganglion |
| mening/o meningi/o | meninges |
| mon/o | on, single |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| poli/o | garay, gray matter |
| psych/o ment/o phren/o | mind |
| quadr/i | four |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cardi/o | heart |
| ech/o | sound |
| electr/o | electrical activity, electricity |
| hemat/o hem/o | blood |
| isch/o | blockage, deficiency |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| phleb/o ven/o | vein |
| plasm/o | plasma |
| sphygm/o | pulseA |
| splen/o | spleen |
| therm/o | heat |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| valv/o valvul/o | valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| atel/o | incomplete, inperfect |
| bronchi/o bronch/o bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleuar |
| pneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| sept.o | setm, wall off |
| spir/o | breathe, breathing |
| thorac/o | thorax, chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| an/o | anus |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| cec/o | cecum |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| chol/e | bile,gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallblader |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| cledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| dent/i | tooth |
| diverticul/o | diverticolum, blind pouch extending from an organ |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| glass/o lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | lileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lapar/o abdomin/o celi/o | bdomen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| proct/o rect/o | ectum |
| polyp/o | polyp, small growth on a stalk |
| p/olyp/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| sial/o | saliv |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o or/o | mouth |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| albumin/o | albumin |
| azot/o | urea, nitrogen |
| cyst/o vesic/o | bladder, sac |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| glyc/o glycos/o | sugar |
| gydr/o | water |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| meat/o | meatus, opening |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
| noct/i | night |
| olig/o | scanty, few |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| son/o | sound |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urether/o | urethra |
| urin/o ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| acr/o | extremities |
| adeno/o | gland |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| calc/i | calcium |
| cortic/o | corex |
| dips/o | thirst |
| endocin/o | endocine |
| hormon/o | homone |
| kal/i | potassium |
| natr/o | sodium |
| parathyoid/o | parathyroid glads |
| throid/o thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| andr/o | male, man |
| blan/o | glans penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicles |
| orchid/o orch/i orch/o | testicle, testes |
| sperm/o spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testicle, testes |
| arche/o | beginning, first |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| colp/o vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o gyn/o | female, woman |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o metr/o metri/o uter/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| ov/o | ov/i |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| vulv/o episi/o | vulva |
| albin/o leuk/o | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| cyan/o | blue |
| melan/o | black |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| -algia -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -ectassis | dilation, swelling |
| - edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | stae of, condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | sone, calculus |
| -lysis | destruction, separarion, breakdown |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal increase, abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease process |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phobia | irrational fear |
| - plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | dropping, sagging, prolapse |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -y | process, state, condition |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | surgial binding, surgical fusion |
| - ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -graphy | process of recording, producing images |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | to measure, measurement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -pexy | surgicl fixation |
| -plasty | surgicl repair, surgical reconstruction |
| -rrhapy | suture, sew |
| -scope | instrument used to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -stasis | stoppage, stopping, controlling |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tomy | process of cutting, incision into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -blast | immature form |
| -cyte | cell -er |
| -or -ician -logist -ist | specializes |
| -ion | process |
| -ium | membrane |
| -logy | study of |
| -ose | sugar |
| -phagia | to eat, swallow |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plasis | fromation, development |
| -pnea | breatlhing |
| -poiesis | production, formation |
| -trphy | development, growth |
| -uria | urine |
| -ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ine -ior -ose -ous -tic | pertaining to |
| - genous -genic | produced by, producing |
| -oid | like, resembling |
| -ole -ule | small |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ante- | before |
| circum- | around |
| dia- | complete, through |
| octo- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| e- ex- exo- extra- | out, outward, outside |
| epi- | upon, on above |
| eso- | inwoard, within |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, under, deficient |
| in- | in, into |
| infra- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| para- | beside, near |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pro- | before |
| retro- | back, behind |
| supra- | aboove |
| trans- | across |
| bi- di- | two |
| hemi- semi- | hlf |
| mono- uni- | one |
| multi- poly- | many |
| nulli- | none |
| primi- | first |
| quadri- | four |
| tri- | three |
| a- am- | no, not, lack of, withoout |
| ana- | apart |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| contra- | against |
| dys- | bad, abnormal, difficult, painful |
| in- ir- im- | not |
| mancro- | large |
| mal- | bad |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| syn- sym- | together, joined, with |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| abd | abdomen |
| ADL | activities of daily living |
| approx | approximately |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| ax | axillary |
| BE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP B/P | blood pressure |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| bx | biopsy |
| cath | catheterization, catheter |
| CC | chief complant |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| c/o | complains of |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| disc, d/c, dc | discontinue |
| DOB | date of birth |
| Dr. | doctor |
| drsg, dsg | dressing |
| dx | diagnosis |
| EDC, EDD | estimated date of confinement (due date) estimated dae of delivery |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| ETOH | ethyl alcohol |
| FB | foreign body |
| FH | family history |
| FU | follow up |
| fx | fracture |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| GP | general practitioner |
| grav, gravida | pregnancy |
| GYN | gynecology |
| H&P | history andy physical |
| HEENT | heas, eye, ear, nose, throat |
| hr | hour |
| hs | hour of sleep |
| ht | hight |
| hx | history |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| IM | intramuscual |
| IV | intraveinous |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| L | left |
| LLQ | left lower quadrent |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LUQ | left upper quadrent |
| med(s) | medication(s) |
| mets | metastasis |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NVD | nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OC | oral contaceptive |
| OR | operating room |
| os | opening |
| P | pulse |
| para | live birth |
| PE,px | physical examination |
| Peds | pediatrics |
| PERLA | pupils equally reactive to light and accommodation |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation |
| PH | past history |
| pt | patient |
| R | respiratio |
| r | right |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| r/o | rule out |
| ROM | rang of motion |
| RUQ | right upper wuadrant |
| Rx | prescription |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| SQ, subQ, SC | subcutaneous |
| stat | immediately |
| sx | symptoms |
| T | temperatue |
| T&A tonsilloadenoidectomy (tonsils and adenoids) | |
| TLC | tender loving care |
| tx | treatment, therapy |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
| vo | verbal order |
| VS | vital signs |
| WDWN | well-developed, well-nourished |
| WNL | with in normal limits |
| wt | weight |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome2 ADD |
| CA, Ca | cancer |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CVA | cerebra vascular accident |
| FIT | failure to thrive |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitisC virus |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mullitus |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| NIDDM | non-inulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrom |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| aa | of each ac |
| AD | right ear |
| ad lib | as deired |
| AM | morning |
| amt | amount |
| AS | left ear |
| ASA | aspirin |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| AU | both ears |
| bid | two times a day |
| c | with |
| et | and |
| noct | night |
| OD | right eyes |
| OS | left eyes |
| OU | both eyes |
| p | after |
| pc | fter meals |
| po | by mouth |
| PM | afternoon |
| prn | as needed |
| q | every |
| qd | every day |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times a day |
| qod | every other day s |
| ss | half |
| tab | tablet |
| tid | three times a day |
| qoh | every other hour |
| ABO | main blood grouping system |
| AP | anterior/posterior (x-ray) BUN |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| diff, dif | differential white blood cell count |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate FBS |
| GIT | glucose tolerance test |
| H&H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| hct | je,atpcrit |
| hgb | hemoglobin |
| HCG | humn chorionic gonadotropin |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| lat | lateral (x-ray) LDL |
| O&P | ova and parasites |
| obl | oblique 9x-ray0 |
| Pap | pap smear |
| pH | degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| RBC | red blood cells |
| UA | urinalysis |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| C | entigrade |
| cc | cubi centimeter |
| cm | centimeter |
| dr | dram |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| g,gm | gram |
| gr | grain |
| gtt9s0 | drop(s) |
| kg | kilogram |
| L | liter |
| lb | poound |
| mcg | microgram |
| mg | milligram |
| ml | milliliter |
| mn | minum |
| oz | ounce |
| pt | pint |
| qt | quart |
| T, tbsp | tablespoon |
| tsp, t | teaspoon |
| U | unit |
| Ba | barium |
| Ca | calcium |
| CI | chloride |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| Fe | iron |
| H2O | water |
| Hg | mercury |
| K | potassium |
| KOH | potassium hydrochloride |
| Na | sodium |
| NaC1 | sodium chloride |
| O2 | oxygen |
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