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Medical Terms
Quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ADL | Activities of daily living |
| d | Day |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOD | Date of Death |
| DOA | Dead on arrival |
| Dr | Doctor |
| FH | Family History |
| FL,fl | Fluid |
| ft | Foot |
| Fx, FR | Fracture |
| gal | Gallon |
| Gm,g | Gram |
| H | Hydrogen |
| H20 | Water |
| H202 | Hydrogen Peroxide |
| H&P | History & Physical |
| Ht | Height |
| Hx, hx | History |
| in | Inch |
| int | Internal/Interior |
| Bio- | Life |
| Cardi- (a, o) | Pertaining to heart |
| Cerebro- | Brain |
| Dent- (i, o) | Tooth |
| Derm- (a, at, o) | Pertaining to the skin |
| Endo | Within, intermost |
| Gast- (i, ro) | Stomach |
| Hem- (a, ato, o) | Blood |
| Multi- | Many, Much, large amount |
| Micro- | Small |
| Alges | Pain |
| Aer- (o) | Air |
| Anti- | Against |
| Brady | Slow |
| Tach- (o,y) | Rapid, fast |
| Hetero- | Other, unlike, different |
| Hom-(eo,o) | Same, like |
| Hyper- | Excessive, high, over |
| Hypo- | Decreased over, under |
| Macro- | large |