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AH1 - MED. TERM.
medical terminology notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pituit | pituitary |
| thym (endocrine) | thymus |
| myel (nervous & sensory) | spinal cord |
| parathyroid | parathyroids |
| pancreat (endocrine) | pancreas |
| thyroid | thyroid |
| acoust, ot | ears |
| encephal | brain |
| gonad | gonads |
| neur | nerves |
| ocul, ophthalm | eyes |
| pineal | pineal |
| adren | adrenals |
| pneum, pneumon | lungs |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| laryng | larynx |
| sinus | sinuses |
| trache | trachea |
| nas | nose |
| my | muscles |
| orch, orchid, test, testicul | testicles |
| fasci | fascia |
| hyster, metr, metri, uter | uterus |
| oophar,ovari | ovaries |
| ten, tend, tendin | tendons |
| nephr, ren | kidneys |
| ureter | ureters |
| urethra | urethra |
| cyst, vesic | urinary bladder |
| oste, oss, ost | bones |
| arthr | joints |
| chondr | cartilage |
| ligament | ligaments |
| myel (skeletal) | bone marrow |
| pancreat (integumentary) | pancreas |
| hidr | sweat glands |
| cutane, dermat, derm | skin |
| seb | sebaceous (oil) glands |
| pil | hair |
| enter | small intestine |
| gastr | stomach |
| col | large intestine |
| esophag | esophagus |
| or | mouth |
| hepat | liver |
| lymph | lymph |
| tonsil | tonsils |
| splen | spleen |
| thym (lymphatic) | thymus |
| arteri | arteries |
| card, cardi | heart |
| phleb, ven | veins |
| capill | capillaries |
| hem, hemat | blood |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -tropic | influencing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | control or stop |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -sepsis | infection |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -crit | to separate |
| -blast | budding |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -cyte | cell |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal | causing death |
| -clast | broken |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| -glia | glue |
| -gram | something written |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen, -genesis, -genic | producing or causing |
| -ectomy | excision or surgical removal |
| -lyte | dissolvable |
| -iac, -ic, -ior | pertaining to |
| -lytic | destroy, reduce |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -mania | madness, or insane desire |
| -logy | study of |
| -itia, -itis | inflammation |
| -ism | state of |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -ia | condition of, diseased or abnormal state |
| -ostromy | creation of artificial opening |
| -orrhexis | rupture |
| -orrhea | flow, excessive discharge |
| -opsy | to view |
| -odia | smell |
| -otomy | cut into, incision |
| -opia | vision |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -ologist | one who studies and practices |
| -osis | abnormal increase in production |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| anti- | against |
| append- | to hang something |
| bi-,bin- | two |
| ante- | before |
| ana- | up |
| ab- | from or away |
| a-, an- | without, absence of |
| ad- | to or towards |
| brady- | slow |
| poly- | many |
| peri- | surrounding |
| patho- | disease |
| pseudo- | false |
| pre- | before |
| post- | after |
| para- | beside |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| macro- | large |
| neo- | new |
| meso- | middle |
| mal- | bad |
| mut- | change |
| multi- | many |
| mono- | one |
| micro- | small |
| meta- | after |
| inter- | between |
| iso- | equal |
| intra- | inside |
| infra- | beneath, below |
| im- | not |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| glyc- | sweet |
| di- | two |
| epi- | upon |
| endo- | within |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
| dis- | to undo; free from |
| contra- | against |
| erythr- | red |
| semi- | half |
| super- | over, above |
| sub- | under, below |
| tri- | three |
| syn- | together, joined |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| ultra- | beyond; excess |
| uni- | one |
| AA | alcoholics anonymous |
| a.c. | before meals |
| AD, a.d. | right ear |
| ad lib | freely, as aften as desired |
| am, AM | morning |
| AS, a.s. | left ear |
| AU, a.u. | each(both) ear(s) |
| BE | barium enema |
| BID, b.i.d., bid | twice a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BR | bed rest |
| BRP | bathroom priviledges |
| BM | bowel movement |
| Bx | biopsy |
| c (with line over top) | with |
| CA, Ca | carcinoma (cancer) |
| cap. | capsule |
| disc, DC, d.c. | discontinue |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| Dx, dx | diagnosis |
| ED | emergency department |
| ER | emergency room |
| Fx, fx | fracture |
| g, gm | gram |
| gt, gtt | drop, drops |
| h | hour |
| h.s | hour of sleep (bedtime) |
| Ht., ht. | height |
| inj. | injection |
| I&O, I/O | intake & output |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+, K | potassium |
| mg | milligram |
| N&V | nausea & vomiting |
| Na, Na+ | sodium |
| NC | nasal cannula |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth past midnight |
| oint., ung | ointment |
| OOB | out of bed |
| OTC | over the counter |
| Oz. | ounce |
| P | pulse |
| p.c. | after meals |
| pH | power of hydrogen concentration |
| PM, pm | afternoon |
| PO, po, p.o. | by mouth |
| PRN | as needed |
| q.am | every morning |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| QNS | quantity not sufficient |
| q.s. | quantity sufficient |
| r, R | rectal |
| Rx | prescription |
| s (with line over it) | without |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| SS | one-half |
| stat | immediately |
| syr | syrup |
| susp. | suspension |
| sup., supp. | suppository |
| T | temperature |
| tab. | tablet |
| tbsp. | tablepoon |
| TID, t.i.d. | three times a day |
| TPR | temperature, pulse, & respirations |
| tsp. | teaspoon |
| Tx | treatment |
| VS | vital signs |
| W/C, w/c | wheel chair |
| BSE | breast self exam |
| AFP | alpha-fetoprotein |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| TURP | transurethral resection of prostate |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| EMG | electromyography |
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