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medical term midterm
Medical terminology prefix, suffix, root, & abbreviation midterm study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | not, without |
| anti-, contra- | against |
| de- | down, away from |
| ante-, pre- | before |
| pro- | before, on behalf of |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| post- | after |
| re- | again |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | towards |
| circum-, peri- | around |
| dia-, trans- | through |
| e-, ec-, ex- | out |
| ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
| en-, endro-, intra- | in, inside |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| bi- | two |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one |
| oligo- | few |
| pan- | all |
| poly-, multi- | many |
| con-, sym-, syn- | with, together |
| dys- | bad |
| eu- | good |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous | pertaining to |
| -ia, -ism, -osis | condition |
| -ium | tissue, structure |
| -y | condition, procedure |
| -icle, -ole, -ule, -ula | small |
| -ist | specialist |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -iatry, -iatrics | medical science |
| -iatrist | specialist in medicine of |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia (bulging of tissue where it doesn't belong) |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -iasis | presence of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive flow |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy | prosses of recording |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -plexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| angi/o, vas/o, vasul/o | vessel |
| gen/o | creation, cause |
| hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| orth/o | stright |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| xen/o | foreign |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale, squamous layer |
| onuch/o, ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| alb/o, leuk/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| melan/o | black |
| patchy/o | thick |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| cyan/o | blue |
| BID | X2 a day |
| TID | X3 a day |
| Q | every X (4hrs, 6hrs ect.) |
| QD | daily |
| QID | X4 a day |
| QHD | at night |
| AC | before meals |
| PC | after meals |
| PRN | as needed |
| AD LIB | as desired |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evoling |
| BX | biopsy |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity |
| ophthaim/o, opt/o, ocul/o | eye |
| lacrim/o, dacry/o | tear |
| corne/o, kerat/o | cornea |
| vitre/o | vitreous liquid (humor) |
| retin/o | retina |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| blephar/o | eyelids |
| opia, opsia | vision |
| scler/o | sclera |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| acous/o, audi/o | hearing, sounds |
| cerumin/o | ear wax |
| tympan/o, myring/o | eardrum |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| aur/o, ot/o | ears |
| salping/o | eustachian tube |
| mastroid/o | mastoid process |
| cochie/o | cochiea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth |
| ARMD | age related macular degeneration |
| HEENT | head, eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| LASIC | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| OD | right eye, overdose |
| OS | left eye |
| OU | both eyes |
| PERRLA | pipils are equal, round, & reactive to light & accommodation |
| VA | visual acuity |
| VF | visual feild |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| EENT | eyes, ears, nose, throat |
| ENT | ears, nose, throat |
| OM | otitis membrane |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
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