abd, lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body, or lateral bending of the head or trunk

add, movement of a limb or eye toward the median plane of the body or in the case of digits toward the axial line of a limb

absence of normal sense of pain

temporary cessation of breathing

pertaining to the right and left carotid arteries

pertaining to the deltoid muscle

difficult, bad, painful, such as “Dyspnea” air hunger resulting in labored breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain

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Nurs 1921 Med Terms

Medical Terminology for the first test

Question	Answer
a or an	without, away from, not
ab	away from, absent
Abdominal	abd, to the abdomen
Abduction	abd, lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body, or lateral bending of the head or trunk
Above or higher	superior
ac	before meals
Adduction	add, movement of a limb or eye toward the median plane of the body or in the case of digits toward the axial line of a limb
Ad lib	as desired
ADL	activities of daily living
–algia	pain, suffering, neuraligia
Analgesia	absence of normal sense of pain
Antecubital	in front of the elbow
Anterior	ant., toward the front
Apnea	temporary cessation of breathing
Arthro	joint, arthroscopy
Auro, auriculo, audio	hearing
Axilla	armpit, axillary
BID	twice a day
Brachial	pertaining to the arm
Bradypnea	abnormally slow breathing
BRP	bathroom privileges
Buccal	pertaining to the cheek
c with a line over it means	with
Cardiac	pertaining to the heart
Carotid	pertaining to the right and left carotid arteries
CBC	complete blood count
C & DB	cough and deep breathe
Chol, Chole	bile, gall, Cholecystitis
Chondro	cartilage
Coag	coagulation
Coccyx	base of the spine
Contra	against
Costal	pertaining to the ribs
Cranial	pertaining to the cranium
Cutaneous	pertaining to the skin
cxr	chest x-ray
Cyto	cell, cytology
Deltoid	pertaining to the deltoid muscle
Derma, Dermato, cutaneous	skin
Dorsal	pertaining to the back
Distal	farthest from the center
DM	diabetes mellitus
Dys	difficult, bad, painful, such as “Dyspnea” air hunger resulting in labored breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain
–ectomy	excision
Edema	swelling
EKG or ECG	electrocardiogram
–emia	blood
ENT	ears, nose, throat
Enter, Entero	intestine
Eupnea	normal quiet breathing
Eversion	turning outward
ext.	exterior, external
Extension	movement that pulls apart both ends of any part
Febrile	fever, elevated temp.
Femoral	pertaining to the femur
Flexion	the act of bending
Fowlers	a semi sitting position
Frontal	pertaining to the forehead bone
Gastric, Gastro	stomach
Glossal	to the tongue
Gluteal	pertaining to the buttocks
Groin	inguinal
HA	headache
Heart	hollow muscular organ, pump of the circulatory system
Head	top, part of the body containing the brain
Hepatic	pertaining the liver
Heme	iron containing non-protein portion of the hemoglobin
Hemi	half
HEPA	High Efficiency Particulate Air
Hip	region lateral to the ileum of the pelvic bone
HTN	hypertension
Humerus	the upper arm
Hyper	excessive, above, or beyond, such as hyperextend
Hypo	under, beneath, hypodermic
Iliac	relating to the ileum
IM	intramuscular
Inferior	inf., away from the head end
Inguinal	pertaining to the region of the groin
Int	intermittent, such as intermittent infusion as opposed to continuous IVF”S
Intra-	within , such as intra-arterial
Inversion	turning upward
I & O	intake & output
–it is	inflammation of
IV	intravenous
IVF	intravenous fluids
Lateral	to the side
Lingual	pertaining to the tongue
–lithiasis	formation of stones
Liver	hepat, hepato, largest solid organ in the body situated on the right side below the diaphragm
LLQ	left lower quadrant
Lumbar	pertaining to the loins, part of the back between the thorax and pelvis
Lungs	pulmo-, two cone shaped spongy organs of respiration contained within the pleural cavity of the thorax
LUQ	left upper quadrant
Mammary	to the breast
Medial	toward the middle
Melena	Black tarry feces
MI	myocardial infarction or “heart attack”
ML	milliliters
Mouth	os, oro, opening of any cavity
Myo	muscle
Naso	Nose - projection in the center of the face that is the organ of smell and the entrance of the nasal cavities
Nephr-, nephra-, nephro-, ren-, reno-	pertains to kidney - one of a pair of purple-brown organs situated at the back of the abdominal cavity; each is lateral to the spinal column
Neuro	nervous system
NPO	nothing by mouth or nothing per os
NSAIDS	Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Occipital	concerning the back of the head
Oculo, opto, ophthalmo	eye
OD	right eye
–oma	tumor, such as sarcoma
Opioids	narcotic
OS	left eye
–ostomy	a created mouth or outlet, gastrostomy
Osteo	refers to the bone, such as osteomyelitis
–otomy	incision into, such as episiotomy
OTC	over the counter
OU	both eyes
Outside or exterior to	external
Parietal	pertaining to the wall of a cavity, to the parietal bone
pc	post meals or after meals
PCA	patient controlled analgesia
Patellar	concerning the patella
Pedal	concerning the foot
PERRLA	pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation
Peripheral	occurring or located away from the center, Peripheral Vascular Disease
Perineal	situated on the perineum
Plantar	concerning the sole of the foot, Plantar Warts
Popiteal	back of the knee
Posterior	toward the back
–pnea	breathing, dyspnea
Pneumo	air, lung
PO	by mouth, (Tylenol 325mg po q 4hrs prn pain)
Popiteal	back of the knee
Prone	lying horizontal with the face downward
Proximal	nearest the point of attachment, center of the body
PRN	as needed
Pseudo	false, pseudocyst
Psychogenic	of mental origin
Pulmonary	involving the lungs
PVD	peripheral vascular disease
Radial	pertaining to the radius bone
Renal	pertaining to the kidneys
Retro	backward
RLQ	right lower quadrant
–rrhagia	rupture, profuse discharge, such as menorrhagia
–rrhaphy	suturing or stitching, such as herniorrhaphy
RUQ	right upper quadrant
s with a line over it means	without
Sanguine	pertaining to the blood
SC, SQ	subcutaneous
SCD	sequential compression devices
–stalsis	contraction, such as peristalsis
–stasis	arrest, fixation, venostasis
Stat	right away
Sub	beneath or under
Sublingual	under the tongue
Superficial	near the surface
Superior	above something else
Supine	lying on the back with the face upward
Tachy	swift, rapid, tachycardia
Temporal	relating to the temple
Thorax	chest
Thrombus	blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or a cavity of the heart
–tomy	excision, cutting operation
Toxic	toxin, caused by poison
UOQ	upper outer quadrant
Umbilical	pertaining to the umbilicus
Ventral	pertaining to the belly
Visceral	pertaining to the viscera or internal organs
WBC	white blood count
WNL	within normal limits
x with a line over it means	except

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