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CSA Chapter 1
Basic Term Parts and Medical Records
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatric | pertaining to medicine, a physician, or healer |
| -iatry | treatment |
| -logy | study |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -scope | instrument for examination |
| -scopy | process of examination |
| -statis | stop or stand |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| aer/o | air, gas |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| py/o | pus |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cephal/o | head |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| or/o | mouth |
| oste/o | bone |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| pneumon/o | air or lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| vas/o | vessel |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| gynec/o | woman |
| lith/o | stone |
| morph/o | form |
| necr/o | death |
| onc/o | tumor or mass |
| orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| plas/o | formation |
| psych/o | mind |
| scler/o | hard |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| tox/o | poison |
| toxic/o | posion |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| A | assessment |
| A&W | alive and well |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CC | chief complaint |
| c/o | complains of |
| CP | chest pain |
| d | day |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EtOH | ethyl alcohol (beverage alcohol) |
| FH | family history |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| H&P | history and physical |
| HPI | history of present illness |
| PI | present illness |
| Hx | history |
| IMP | impression |
| L&W | living and well |
| NAD | no acute distress |
| NKA | no known allergies |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| O | objective information |
| OH | occupational history |
| P | plan (recommendation, disposition) |
| PE | physical examination |
| Px | physical examination |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accomodation |
| PH | past history |
| PMH | past medical history |
| Pt | patient |
| R | respiration |
| RTC | return to clinic |
| R/O | rule out |
| ROS | review of systems |
| SR | systems review |
| S | subjective review |
| SH | social history |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| STAT | referring to something that should be done immediately |
| stat | referring to something that should be done immediately |
| Sx | symptoms |
| t.i.d | three times a day |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| y.o. | year old |
| yr | year |
| lower case "c" with a bar over it | with |
| lowercase "s" with a bar over it | without |
| lip | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| -emia | blood condition |
| hyper- | excessive |
| protein | protein |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -ia | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| oligo- | few or different |
| para- | alongside of, abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| cardi/o | heart |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexia | rupture |
| sub- | below or under |
| singular ending -is | plural ending -es |
| singular ending -ma | plural ending -mata |
| singular ending -on | plural ending -a |
| singular ending -um | plural ending -a |
| singular ending -us | plural ending -i |
| singular ending -ax | plural ending -aces |
| singular ending -ex | plural ending -ices |
| singular ending -ix | plural ending -ices |
| singular ending -y | plural ending -ies |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against or opposed to |
| contra- | against or opposed to |
| de- | from, down, or not |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward, or near |
| circum- | around |
| dia- | across or through |
| trans- | across or through |
| e- | out or away |
| ec- | out or away |
| ecto- | outside |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| en- | within |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| ex- | out or away |
| infra- | below or under |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyon, after, or change |
| para- | alongside of or abnormal |
| peri- | around |
| retro- | backward or behind |
| sub- | below or under |
| bi- | two or both |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above or excessive |
| hypo- | below or deficient |
| macro- | large or long |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| olig- | few or deficient |
| pan- | all |
| poly- | many |
| semi- | half |
| quadri- | four |
| super- | above or excessive |
| supra- | above or excessive |
| tri- | three |
| uni- | one |
| ultra- | beyond or excessive |
| ante- | before |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after or behind |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| re- | again or back |
| con- | together or with |
| dys- | painful, difficult, or faulty |
| eu- | good or normal |
| neo- | new |
| sym- | together or with |
| syn- | together or with |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -genisis | origin or pproduction |
| -lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
| -oid | resembling |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -cele | pouching or hernia |
| -ectasis | expansion or dilation |
| -iasis | formation or presence of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition or increase |
| -phil | attraction for |
| -philia | attraction for |
| -ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
| -rrhage | excessive discharge (usually blood) |
| -rrhagia | excessive discharge (usually blood) |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -centesis | puncture for aspiration |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | excision (removal) |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -ation | process |
| -e | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing |
| -ism | condition of |
| -y | condition or process of |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| icle | small |
| -ole | small |
| -ula | small |
| -ule | small |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| singular ending -a | plural ending -ae |