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Med Abbrev. 76-100
Medical Abbreviations 76-100 for Foundations of Health Care
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| ot/o | ear, hearing |
| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pil/i | hair |
| pil/o | hair |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung, air |
| poli/o | gray matter of brain and spinal cord |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube, aud (eustachian) tube |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth, oral cavity |
| sub- | under, less, below |