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Med Term
Word Parts and Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia | condition |
| -iac | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ine | a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective) |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -logist | specialist |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | process of cutting; inscision |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |
| a- | not; without |
| AAF | African-American Female |
| abd | abdomen; abdominal |
| an- | not; without |
| ante- | before |
| anter/o | front |
| anti- | against |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi- | two; both |
| bi/o | life |
| brady- | slow |
| c/o | complains of; complaining of |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| CBC | complete blood (cell) count |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix (neck of uterus) |
| col/o | large intestine; colon |
| colon/o | large intestine; colon |
| consult | consultation |
| cost/o | rib |
| CT | computerized tomography; computted tomography |
| CXR | chest X-ray |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin; far; distant |
| dors/o | back of the body |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| endo- | in; within |
| enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestines) |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| ER | emergency room |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hs | half strength; bedtime |
| ht | height |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| infer/o | below |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; into |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| medi/o | middle |
| my/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (from the Latin nil per os) |
| OB/GYN | obstetrician; gynecologist |
| OR | operating room |
| path/o | disease |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| poster/o | back (of body); behind |
| postop | after surgery; postoperative |
| preop | before surgery; preoperative |
| Pro. time | prothrombin time (blood-clotting test) |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin; near; close |
| Pt | patient |
| pt. | patient |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time (blood-clotting test) |
| sarc/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| STAT | immediately (from the Latin statim) |
| stat. | immediately (from the Latin statim) |
| sub | below; under |
| super/o | above |
| supra- | above |
| T&C | type and cross-match |
| tachy- | fast |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trans- | across |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ventr/o | belly side of body; ventral aspect |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| VS, V/S | vital signs |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| wt | weight |
| y/o | year(s) old; year old (as in 19-year-old) |
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