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Chabner12-Ch21Parts

Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed., Chapter 21 Word Parts & Abbrevs

TermDefinition
aer/o air
alges/o sensitivity to pain
bronch/o bronchial tube
chem/o drug; chemical
cras/o mixture, temperment
cutane/o skin
erg/o work
esthes/o nervous sensation (feeling)
hist/o tissue
hypn/o sleep
iatr/o physician; treatment
lingu/o tongue
myc/o fungus
narc/o numbness; stupor ; sleep
or/o mouth
pharmac/o drug
prurit/o itching
pyret/o fever
thec/o sheath
tox/o poison
toxic/o poison
vas/o vessel; duct; vas deferens
ven/o vein
vit/o life
ana- up; apart; backward; again; anew
anti- against
contra- against; opposite
par- other than; abnormal
syn- together; with
a.c., ac [anti cibum] before meals
ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme
ad lib [ad libitum] freely, as desired
cc cubic centimetre
gm, g gram
gtt [guttae] drops
h [hora] hour
HRT hormone replacement therapy
IM intramuscular
mg milligram
ml, mL millilitre
NPO [nil per os] nothing by mouth. Very important instruction. NOTHING by mouth.
NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (i.e. aspirin, ibuprofen)
p.c., pc [post cibum] after meals
p.r.n. , prn [pro re nata] as needed.
PO [per os] by mouth
Pt patient
q.h. , qh [quaque hora] every hour
q2h every 2 hours
qAM every morning
qPM every evening
subQ subcutaneous
t.i.d., tid [ter in die] three times daily
Rx prescription
b.i.d., bid [bis in die] two times a day
q every
s̅ without
SL sublingual
SC subcutaneous (alternative to subQ)
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