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Med Term Vocab 1
Basics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | Anterior; front |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| cardi/o | Heart |
| caud/o | Lower; below other structures or parts; pretaining to the tail of the tail end. |
| cephal/o | Head |
| cervic/o | Neck |
| col/o, colon/o | Large Intestine |
| cost/o | Rib |
| cyt/o | Cell |
| dist/o | Distant from origin |
| dors/o | Back; buttocks; calves; etc |
| enter/o | Intestine |
| gastr/o | Stomach |
| glyc/o | Sugar; glucose |
| hepat/o | Liver |
| hist/o | Tissue |
| infer/o | Below |
| later/o | Side |
| lip/o | Fat |
| log/o | Knowledge |
| medi/o | Middle |
| my/o | Muscle |
| neur/o | Nervous System |
| path/o | Disease |
| poster/o | Behind; after |
| proxim/o | Near the center; point of origin |
| sarc/o | Flesh |
| super/o | Above |
| thorac/o | Chest |
| ventr/o | Before; in front |
| viscer/o | Internal organs |
| a-, an- | Absence of |
| ante- | Before; in front of |
| anti- | Against; opposite |
| bi- | Two |
| brady- | Slowness |
| endo- | Inside; inner |
| epi- | On; upon |
| hyper- | Excessive |
| hypo- | Deficient |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within; into |
| peri- | Surrounding; around |
| sub- | Under |
| supra- | Above |
| tachy- | Fast |
| trans | Across |
| -ac | Pertaining to; about |
| -al | Pertaining to; about |
| -ar | Pertaining to; about |
| -ary | Pertaining to; about |
| -iac | Person afflicted with a certain disease |
| -ial | Pertaining to; about |
| -ic | Pertaining to; about |
| -ical | Pertaining to; about |
| -ior | Pertaining to; about |
| -algia | Pain |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -gen | Substance that produces |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ine | Chemical |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist |
| -logy | Study of |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osi | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -tomy | Process of cutting; incision |
| -um | Structure; tissue; thing |
| AAF | African American Female |
| Abd | Abdomen |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| c/o | Complains of |
| Consult | Consultation |
| CXR | Chest X-ray |
| ECG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| hs | Half strength; Bedtime |
| Ht | Height |
| NKDA | No known drug allergies |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| OB/GYN | Obstetrician/gynecologist |
| OR | Operating room |
| Postop | After surgery; Postoperative |
| Preop | Before surgery; Preoperative |
| Pro. time | Prothrombin time (blood-clotting test) |
| Pt, pt | Patient |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin time (blood-clotting test) |
| Sob | Shortness of breath |
| Stat, STAT | Immediately |
| T&C | Type and Cross Match |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| VS, V/S | Vital signs |
| WNL | Within normal limits |
| WT | Weight |
| y/o | Years old |
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