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flash cards for medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Para- | near, beside (sometimes abnormal) |
| Meso- Mid- Medio- | middle |
| Inter- | between |
| hypo- infra- sub- | beneath or below normal |
| en- end- endo- | inside |
| ecto- ex- exo- extra- | out, without, away from |
| dia- | through |
| peri- | around |
| ante- pre- pro- | before |
| super- ultra- | excessive |
| primi- | first |
| pan- | all |
| nulli- | none |
| multi- poly- | many |
| mon-uni- | one |
| hypo- | beneath or below normal |
| hyper- | excessive, more than normal |
| hemi- semi- | half or partly |
| diplo- | double |
| quad- quadri | four |
| tri- | three |
| bi- di- | two |
| RUQ | right upper quadrent |
| intra- | within |
| bid | twice a day |
| qod | four times a day |
| Hx | history |
| h | hour |
| A&O | alert and oriented |
| ROM | range of motion |
| po | orally |
| BP | blood pressure |
| WNL | with in normal limits |
| prn | as needed |
| CC | chief complaint |
| q | every |
| DOB | date of birth |
| tid | three times a day |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EEG | eletronecephlogrem |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| pro- | for |
| dys- | bad or difficult |
| eu- | normal or good |
| mal- | bad |
| tachy- | fast |
| brady- | slow |
| anti- contra- | against |
| micro- | small |
| macro- mega- megalo- | large or enlarged |
| in- | not or inside |
| a- an- | not or without, no |
| trans- | across |
| super- supra- | above, behind |
| post- | after, behind |
| antero | anterior (front) |
| postero | posterior (back) |
| ventro | ventral (belly) |
| dorso | dorsal (back) |
| medio | medial, median (middle) |
| latero | lateral (side) |
| supero | superior |
| infero | inferior |
| proximo | proximal |
| disto,tele | tail |
| cephalo | head |
| abdomino | abdomen |
| acro | extremities |
| cranio | cranium (skull) |
| dactylo | fingers or toes |
| encephalo | brain |
| hernio | hernia |
| omphalo, umbilico | umbilicus |
| pelvi | pelvis |
| soma,somato | body |
| spino | spine |
| thoraco | thorax |