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Cazodracs Cards 1
Charlie C's Cards 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ad | to, toward |
| ante | before, infront of |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| brady | slow |
| circum | around |
| contra | opposed, against |
| co | with |
| dys | difficult, painful |
| ex | without, away from |
| extra | outside of |
| hemat(o) | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | higher, more |
| hypo | lower, less |
| intra | within |
| inter | between |
| multi | many |
| myo | muscle |
| para | beside, two parts of a pair |
| peri | around |
| poly | much, many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pyo | pus |
| quadra | four |
| retro | behind |
| semi | half |
| sub | under |
| supra | above, over |
| super | above, excess |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across, through |
| un | against |
| uni | one |
| ultra | excess |
| algia | pain |
| cele | tumor, swelling |
| centesis | surgical puncture |
| cide | killing, destructive |
| desis | surgical fixation |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| emia | blood |
| glycem | sugar, glycerol or similar substance |
| ia | condition (abnormal state) |
| ic | pertaining to, relating to |
| ism | condition, theory |
| itis | inflamation of |
| lithiasis | presence of stone |
| lysis | disintegration, breaking down of cells |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | instrument to record data |
| oscopy | look into with an instrument |
| otomy | to incise |
| oma | tumor |
| orrhapy | repair of a disease, condition |
| osis | disease, condition |
| ostomy | to form an opening |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | lack, deficiency |
| pexy | suspension, fixation of |
| phagia | swallow |
| philia | affinity for |
| plasty | reconstruction, plastic surgery repair |
| pnea | breathing, respiration |
| rrhea | excessive discharge |
| scope | instrument for visual examination |
| tomy | cutting into |
| uria | urine |
| adno | gland |
| append | appendix |
| arthro | joint |
| cardi | heart |
| chole | related to bile |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| col | colon |
| crani(o) | skull |
| cyte | cell |
| cyst | related to sac, cyst, bladder |
| derma | skin |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| emia | blood condition |
| enter(o) | intestine |
| gast | stomach |
| glyc | sugar |
| gluc | sweetness, glucose |
| hem, hema, hemat | indicating blood |
| hepato | liver |
| hystero | uterus |
| jejuno | jejunum |
| lith | stone |
| mast | breast |
| meter | measuring instrument |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| noct | night |
| olig | small, scant |
| oophor | ovary |
| opthalmo | eye |
| os | opening, orifice |
| oste | bone |
| periton | peritoneum |
| plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| pneumo | lung |
| rhino | nose |
| sclera(o) | hard |
| therm(o) | heat |
| thorac(o) | chest |
| uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
| ven | vein |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| arthrotomy | joint surgery (incision) |
| cystocele | bladder tumor or swelling |
| supraclavicular | above collarbone |
| subtotal gastrectomy | partial stomach removal |
| intraperitoneal | within the peritoneum |
| myocarditis | inflamation of heart muscle |
| polyuria | frequent urination |
| lobectomy | brain incision |
| pyuria | pus in urine |
| pyothorax | pus in chest |
| neurolysis | nerve breakdown |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| enterostomy | surgigal opening of intestine |
| anuria | inability to urinate |
| quadraplegia | paralyzed in four extremities |
| supraopthalmic | above the area of the eyes |
| transhepatic | through the liver |
| enlarged heart | cardiomegaly |
| bladder infection | cystitis |
| bone tumor | osteoma |
| inflammation of the nose | rhinitis |
| removal of the uterus | oophorectomy |
| removal of gallbladder | cholecystectomy |
| presence of stones in gallbladder | cholecystolitharsis |
| half paralyzed | hemiplegia |
| incision into a joint | arthrocentesis |
| incision into stomach for drainage | gastrocentesis |
| looking into bronchus with a scope | bronchoscopy |
| formation or opening in colon | colostomy |
| looking into the bladder with an instrument | cystoscopy |
| removal of appendix | appendectomy |
| surgical fixation of a joint | arthrodesis |
| incision into a kidney | nephronotomy |
| plastic repair of the nose | rhinoplasty |
| repair of hernia | herniorrapy |
| painful urination | dysuria |
| slow pulse, heart rate | bradycardia |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| bilateral | both sides |
| arthroscopy | visual examination of a joint |
| suprapubic | above pubic area |
| bradycardia | slow heart beat |
| hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| hyperglycemia | elevated blood sugar |
| hepatitis | inflamed liver |
| spleenectomy | removal of spleen |
| rhinoplasty | reconstruction of nose |
| cystoscopy | visual exam of bladder |
| cyctitis | inflammation of bladder |
| nocturia | night time urination |
| biology | study of living things |
| ostomy | incision to make an opening |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| thoracentesis | surgical opening of the chest |
| opthamology | study of the eyes |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| pneum | lungs |
| phleb | blood |
| adren | glands |
| al | related to |
| angio | heart |
| arteri | arteries |
| di | twice, double, two |
| bio | related to life |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| latero | side |
| pneum | lungs |
| IM | intramuscular |
| ID | intradermal |
| subcut | subcutaneous |
| IV | intravenous |
| mg or mgm | milligrams |
| Gm | gram |
| ml | milliliter |
| gtt | drop |
| Meq | milliequivalent |
| tsp | teaspoon |
| TO | telephone order |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation |
| PMH | Past Medical History |
| Ht | Height |
| neg | negative |
| IS | incentive spirometry |
| DSD | dry sterile dressing |
| adm | admission |
| H/O | history of |
| H&P | history and physical |
| Hx | history |
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