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Med Term
chapter 1 word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck/cervix |
| col/o, colon/o | large intestine, colon |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dist/o | away from the point of origin |
| dors/o | back of the body |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar/glucose |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| lip/o | fat |
| log/o | study |
| medi/o | middle |
| my/o | muscle |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| poster/o | back (of the body); behind |
| proxim/o | near the point of origin, near, close |
| sarc/o | scarum |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ventr/o | belly side of body, ventral aspect |
| viscer/o | internal organ |
| a, an- | not; without |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against |
| bi- | two; both |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | reflected sound |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| hyper- | above; above normal; excessive |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; into |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| sub- | below; under |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -iac | Pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia- | condition |
| -ine | chemical; chemical compound pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -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; incision |
| -um | structure; tissue; thing |
| AAF | African-American female |
| Abd | abdomen; abdominal |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| c/o | complains of, complaining 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; post operative |
| Preop | before surgery; pre operative |
| Pro. time | prothrombin time (blood-clotting test) |
| Pt, pt | Physical therapy |
| 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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