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med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | negative, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| anti- | aganist |
| ante- | before |
| bi- | two, both |
| branchy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| dors- | back |
| endo- | inside |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | excessive, above, more than |
| hypo- | decrease, below, low |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| macro- | large, big |
| mal- | bad |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new |
| para- | beside or below |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | painful |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -itis | inflammation/infection |
| -gram | picture |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | death of tissue |
| -ology | study of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -orrhea | flow |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| acro- | extremities |
| aden- | gland |
| angi/o- | vessel |
| arteri/o- | arterio |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| brachi- | arm |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| carp- | wrist |
| cerebr/o- | brain |
| cervi/c- | neck |
| chrondr/o- | cartilage |
| col/o- | large intestines/colon |
| cost/o- | ribs |
| cyst/o- | sac/bladder |
| cyte- | cell |
| enter/o- | small intestines |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| hemo/hemat- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| hyster/o- | uterus |
| lapar- | abdomen |
| larying- | larynx |
| latero- | side |
| lip/o- | fat |
| mamm/o- | breast |
| mast/o- | breast |
| medial- | middle |
| myel/o | spinal cord/ bone marrow |
| my/o- | muscle |
| nas/o- | nose |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| nuer/o- | nerve |
| oophor- | ovary |
| oste/o- | bone |
| ot/o- | ear |
| plegia- | paralysis |
| pneum/o- | lung/air |
| procto- | rectum |
| rhino- | nose |
| salpingo- | fallopian tubes |
| tend/o- | tendon |
| thorac- | chest |
| trachi- | trachea |
| ASAP- | as soon as possible |
| ABG's- | arterial blood gases |
| AC- | before meals |
| Amb- | ambulate or to walk |
| BP- | blood pressure |
| BS- | blood sugar, bowel sounds, breath sounds |
| CBC- | complete blood count |
| CXR- | chest x-ray |
| DNP- | do not publish |
| DNR- | do not resusciate |
| EKG- | electrocardiogram |
| FBS- | fasting blood sugar |
| GI- | gastrointestinal |
| ICU- | intensive care unit |
| NKA- | no known allergies |
| NKDA- | no known drug allergies |
| NPO- | nothing per oral |
| OR- | operating room |
| PACU- | post anesthesia care unit |
| Pt- | patient, pint |
| PT- | physical therapy |
| ROM- | range of motion |
| Stat- | now |
| TPR- | temperature, pulse, respiration |
| VS- | vital signs |
| W/C- | wheel chair |
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