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Phlebotomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | away from, negative, not, without |
| Algia | pain, suffering |
| Appendo/o | appendix |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Carcin/o | cancerous |
| Cardio/o | heart |
| Centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| Col/o | colon, large intestine |
| Ectomy | surgical removal, cuttin out, incision |
| Emia | Blood, blood condition |
| Endo | Within, in, inside |
| Gastro/o | stomach, belly |
| Graphy | writing, process of recording |
| Hem/o | blood, relating to blood |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| Hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| Itis | inflammation |
| Laryng/o | voice box, larynx |
| Lymph/o | lymphatic tissue |
| Malacia | softening |
| Myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| My/o | muscle |
| Nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve, pertaining to nerves |
| Ology | science or study of |
| Oma | tumor, mass |
| Osis | abnormal condition |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Ostomy | to furnish with a mouth, outlet or cutting incision |
| Ot/o | ear, hearing |
| Otomy | cutting, incision |
| Pathy | disease suffering feeling emotion |
| Peri | around, surrounding |
| Plasty | surgical repair |
| Psycho/o | mind |
| Rrhage | bursting forth |
| Rrhapgy | suture, stitch |
| Rrhea | to flow, discharge |
| Sclerosis | hardening |
| Scopy | to see, visual examination |
| Spasm | sudden contraction or muscles |
| Stasis | stopping, controlling |
| Tonsill/o | inflammation of tonsils, mass of lymphatic tissue |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| ABO | blood group system |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Co2 | carbon dioxide |
| crit | hematocrit |
| diff | differencial count of white blood cells |
| Hb, Hgb | hemoglobin |
| Hct | Hematocrit |
| HIV | human immunodefiecency virus |
| K+ | potassium |
| Mg++ | magnesium |
| Na+ | Sodium |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| Pt | prothrombin time/ pro-time |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| Pt | patient |
| RBC | red blood cells, red blood count |
| Sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (esr) |
| STAT | immediately |
| T & C | type and crossmatch |
| UA, ua | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| AIDS | acquired immune defiency syndrome |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| BBT | Basal body temperature |
| BC | blood culture |
| Bio | life |
| BM | bowel movement |
| B/P | blood pressure |
| BS | blood sugar |
| C | carbon |
| C & S | culture and sensitivity |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography scan |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CDC | centers for disease control |
| ABR | absolute bedrest |
| Aer/o | air (aerobic) |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
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