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Medicalterminology1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- an | without, not |
| ac | before meals |
| ad lib | freely as desired |
| ADLs | activities of daily living |
| -algia | pain |
| antero- | anterior, front |
| arthro- | joint |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| BID | twice a day |
| BM | bowel movement |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| - c | with |
| c/o | complains of |
| carcino- | cancer |
| cardio- | heart |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CBG | capillary blood glucose |
| chole- | bile, gall |
| cyano- | blue |
| DNR | do no resuscitate |
| dorso- | back |
| dx | diagnosis |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -emia | blood |
| erythro- | red |
| eu- | good, normal |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| gastro- | stomach |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| gtt | Drop |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN | gynecological |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| hemi- | half |
| hemo- | blood |
| hepato- | liver |
| HOB | head of bed |
| hypno- | sleep |
| hypo- | less than, below |
| hyper- | above, more than |
| I | intake and output |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| -itis | inflammation |
| kypho | humped |
| latero- | side |
| leuko- | white |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LOC | level of consciousness |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| macro- | large |
| -megaly | enlargement of a body part |
| melano- | black |
| meso- | middle |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| necro- | death |
| nephro- | kidney |
| neuro- | nerve, nervous system |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| O2- | oxygen |
| olig- | few, small, scant |
| OOB | out of bed |
| osteo- | bone |
| oto- | ear |
| -tomy | cutting |
| OTC | over the counter |
| patho- | disease |
| per | through |
| pc | after meals |
| phago- | eating, ingestion |
| peri- | around |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| PO | orally |
| poly- | many, much |
| PRN | as necessary |
| pseudo | false |
| pulmo- | lung |
| q | every |
| qh | every hour |
| qid | four times a day |
| rhino-; naso- | nose |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| s | without |
| SL | sublingual |
| sol; Sol | solution |
| ss | half |
| STAT | immediately |
| sub-; infra | below |
| supra- | above |
| tachy- | fast |
| tid | three times a day |
| -uria; uro- | urine |
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