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Final - Med Term
Cumulative Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tachy | fast |
| hypo | decreased |
| hepato | liver |
| litho | stone |
| pyo | pus |
| poly | many |
| myo | muscle |
| erythro | red |
| cephalo | head |
| necro | dead |
| cardio | heart |
| hyper | increased |
| cryo | cold |
| nephron | kidney |
| brady | slow |
| osteo | bone |
| gastro | stomach |
| Neuro | nerve |
| adeno | gland |
| Hemo | blood |
| rhino | nose |
| chole | gallbladder |
| Ortho | straight |
| dys | abnormal |
| leuko | white |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| tuss | cough |
| phago | eat or ingest |
| plegia | paralysis |
| opthalm | eye |
| lacto | milk |
| inter | between |
| sub | below |
| phleb | vein |
| feto | fetal |
| hemi | half |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| lipo | fat |
| spiro | breathe |
| morph | change |
| spleno | spleen |
| orchid | testes |
| gonad | reproductive gland |
| renal | kidney |
| pyro | fever |
| thoraco | chest |
| -algia | pain |
| salpingo- | fallopian tube |
| lymph | Lymphatic system |
| thyro- | thyroid |
| psych- | mind |
| glyco- | sugar or glucose |
| oligo | few or scanty |
| -genic | producing |
| pyelo- | kidney |
| otic | ear |
| cyan- | blue |
| oro- | oral |
| oophor- | ovary |
| scolio | crooked |
| -cyte | cell |
| pedo- | child |
| pulmono- | lung |
| derm- | skin |
| meno- | month |
| kypho- | humpback |
| thrombo- | clot |
| -ectomy | to surgically remove |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| nocto- | night |
| -malacia | softening |
| pneumo | lung |
| post- | after |
| -plasty | surgically repair |
| radio- | x-ray |
| melano | black |
| -lysis | destroy or break apart |
| lordo- | bent backwards or swayback |
| terato- | malformation |
| vasculo | vessel |
| -itis | inflammation or infection |
| latero- | on the side |
| pod- | foot |
| idio- | unknown cause |
| para- | childbirth |
| gravida | pregnancy |
| arthro- | joint |
| hemato | blood |
| dento | teeth |
| uro | urine |
| patho | disease |
| -centesis | to puncture and withdraw |
| chondro- | cartilage |
| osseo | bone |
| onco | cancer |
| gero | old age |
| costo | rib |
| corono | vessels |
| -otomy | to cut into |
| contra | against |
| brady | slow |
| hystero | uterus |
| gyno | female |
| andro | male |
| estro | female |
| -genic | producing |
| BID | twice a day |
| QID | four times a day |
| PRN | as needed |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| PO | by mouth |
| RX | prescription |
| VS | vital signs |
| BR | bedrest |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| GSW | gun shot wound |
| Ad lib | as patient desires |
| c/o | complains of |
| h/o | history of |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| MI | myocardial infection |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | behind |
| medial | middle |
| lateral | side |
| distal | away from the body |
| proximal | closer to the body |
| mast | breast |
| cephalo- | head |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| fx | fracture |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| A, A, & O x 4 | Awake, alert and oriented x 4 |
| q | every |
| OOB | out of bed |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| hirsuto- | hairy |
| exud- | oozing fluid |
| seb- | oil |
| onych- | nail |
| myco- | fungal |
| -opsy | to view |
| diaphor- | sweating |
| cutaneo- | skin |
| cirrho- | yellow |
| gustato- | sense of taste |
| linguo- | tongue |
| stomato- | mouth |
| mastico- | chewing |
| orex- | appetite |
| ictero- | jaundice of the eyes |
| carcino- | cancerous |
| laparo- | abdominal wall |
| emesis | vomiting |
| entero | intestines |
| pector- | chest |
| edema | swelling |
| embolo- | clot or plug |
| -ptysis | coughing or spitting up |
| -pnea | breathing |
| septo- | wall |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| angi- | blood vessels |
| oxy- | oxygen |
| -tension | pressure |
| congenital | to be born with |
| HTN | hypertension |
| CABG | Heart Bypass Surgery |
| CP | Chest Pain |
| infarction | area of dead tissue |
| ischemia | area of decreased blood flow |
| syncope | faint or pass out |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| sarco- | connective tissue |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| genero- | producing, creation |
| -clasia | surgical break |
| scapulo- | shoulder blade |
| -desis | surgical fusion |
| -rrhexis | ruptured muscle |
| troph- | muscle development |
| ligament | connects bone to bone |
| tendon | connects bone to muscle |
| peri- | around |
| -oscopy | to view with a scope |
| cysto- | bladder |
| didymo- | testes |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| -osmia | smell condition |
| -opia | visual condition |
| olfacto- | sense of smell |
| glosso- | tongue |
| buccal | cheek |
| mandibulo- | lower jaw |
| maxillo | upper jaw |
| oculo- | eye |
| blepharo- | eyelid |
| glauco- | cloudy |
| nulli- | none |
| neo- | new |
| nato- | birth |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
| HA | headache |
| TBI | traumatic brain injury |
| audito- | sense of hearing |
| myelo- (think Neuro) | spinal cord |
| oma | tumor or collection of fluid |
Created by:
Mrs. Morris
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