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medical term

TermDefinition
a- not
ab- away
ad- toward
an- not
ante- before
anti- against
bi- two
brady- slow
circum- around
con- with, together
contra- against
de- down, away from
dia- through
dys- bad
e- out
ec- out
ecto- outside
en- in, inside
endo- in, inside
epi- upon
eu- good
ex- out
exo- outside
extra- outside
hemi- half
hyper- over
hypo- under
inter- between
intra- in, inside
macro- large
micro- small
mono- one
multi- many
oligo- few
pan- all
peri- around
poly- many
post- after
pre- before
pro- before, on behalf of
re- again
semi- half
sub- beneath
sym- with, together
syn- with, together
tachy- fast
trans- through
uni- one
Angi/o blood vessel
arthr/o joint
cardi/o heart
derm/o skin
dermat/o skin
enter/o small intestine
gastro/o stomach
gen/o generation, cause
hem/o blood
hemat/o blood
hepat/o liver
hydr/o water
morph/o change
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
myc/o fungus
necr/o death
neur/o nerve
orth/o straight
path/o suffering, disease
phag/o eat
plas/o formation
pneum/o lung
pneumon/o lung
pulmon/o lung
py/o pus
scler/o hard
sten/o narrowing
troph/o nourishment, development
vas/o blood vessel
vascul/o blood vessel
xen/o foreign
-ac pertaining to
-al pertaining to
-algia pain
-ar pertaining to
-ary pertaining to
-cele hernia
-centesis puncture
-desis binding
-dynia pain
-eal pertaining to
-ectomy removal
-emia blood condition
-gram written record
-graph instrument used to produce a record
-graphy writing procedure
-ia condition
-iasis presence of
-iatrics medical science
-iatrist specialist in medicine of
-iatry medical science
-ic pertaining to
-icle small
-ism condition
-ist specialist
-itis inflammation
-ium tissue, structure
-logist specialist in the study of
-logy study of
-lysis loosen, break down
-malacia abnormal softening
-megaly enlargement
-meter instrument used to measure
-metry process of measuring
-oid resembling
-ole small
-oma tumor
-osis condition
-ous pertaining to
-pathy disease
-penia deficiency
-pexy surgical fixation
-plasty reconstruction
-ptosis drooping
-rrhage excessive flow
-rrhagia excessive flow
-rrhaphy suture
-rrhea flow
-rrhexis rupture
-scope instrument used to look
-scopy process
-spasm involuntary contraction
-stomy creation of an opening
-tic pertaining to
-tomy incision
-ula small
-y condition, process
Soap subjective
sOap objective
soAp assessment
soaP plan
CCU coronary care unit
ECU emergency care unit
ER emergency room
ED emergency department
ICU intensive care unit
PICU pediatric intensive care unit
NICU neonatal intensive care unit
SICU surgical intensive care unit
PACU post-anesthesia care unit
L&D labor and delivery
OR operating room
Post-op after surgery
Pre-op before surgery
B bilateral (both sides)
VS vital signs
T temperature
BP blood pressure
HR heart rate
RR respiratory rate
Ht height
Wt weight
BMI Body mass index
I/O intake/ouput
Dx diagnosis
DDx differential diagnosis
Tx treatment
Rx prescription
H&P history and physical
Hx history
CC chief complaint
HPI history of present illness
ROS review of systems
PMHx past medical history
FHx family history
NKDA no known drug allergies
PE physical exam
Pt patient
y/o years old
h/o history of
PCP primary care provider
f/u follow up
SOB shortness of breath
HEENT head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
PERRLA pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
NAD no acute distress
CV cardiovascular
RRR regular rate and rhythm
CTA clear to auscultation
WDWN well developed, well nourished
A&O alert and oriented
WNL within normal limits
NOS not otherwise specified
NEC not otherwise specified
PO per os
NPO nil per os
PR per rectum
IM intramuscular
SC subcutaneous
IV intravenous
CVL central venous line
PICC peripherally inserted central catheter
Sig signa "label"
BID twice daily
TID three times daily
Q every x
QID* four times daily
QD* daily
OHS at night
AC before meals
PC after meals
prn as needed
ad lib as desired
adip/o fat
alb/o white
crypt/o hidden
cutane/o skin
erythr/o red
hidr/o sweat
kerat/o hard, horny
leuk/o white
lip/o fat
melan/o black
onych/o nail
pachy/o thick
pil/o hair
sebace/o oil
seb/o oil
squam/o scale
steat/o fat
trich/o hair
ungu/o nail
xanth/o yellow
xer/o dry
ankyl/o stiff, bent
arthr/o joint
brachi/o arm
burs/o bursa
carp/o wrist
cervic/o neck
chondr/o cartilage
cost/o rib
crani/o head, skull
dactyl/o finger
fasci/o fascia
femor/o femur
kinest/o movement, motion
lumb/o loin, lower back
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
myc/o muscle
oste/o bone
-physis growth
spondyl/o vertebra
tars/o ankle
tax/o arrangement, order, coordination
ten/o tendon
tend/o tendon
tendin/o tendon
tibl/o tibia
ton/o tone, tension
ADHD attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
CNS central nervous system
CP cerebral palsy
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CVA cerebrovascular accident
EEG electroencephalogram
EMG electromyogram
ICP intracranial pressure
LOC level of consciousness
LP lumbar puncture
MRA magnetic resonance angiography
MS multiple sclerosis
OCD obsessive compulsive disorder
PET position emission tomography
PNS peripheral nervous system
TIA transient ischemic attack
-asthenia weakness
cephal/o head
cerebell/o cerebellum
cerebr/o brain
cranl/o head, skull
dur/o tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
encephal/o brain
esthesia/o feeling, sensation
gangil/o nerve bundle
gnosi/o know
hypn/o sleep
lob/o lobe
-mania excessive desire
meaning/o, meningl/o meninges; membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
neur/o nerve
-paresis slight or partial paralysis
phas/o speech
-phobia excessive fear
phren/o mind
-plegia paralysis
psych/o mind
some/o, some/i sleep
tax/o arrangement, order, coordination
ton/o muscle tone, tension
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