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HS Vocab thru week 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Py/o | pus |
| Circum- | around |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| Pre- | before |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Ped/o | child, foot |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| Encephal/o | brain |
| -iasis | condition of |
| Sub- | below, under |
| Poly- | many |
| Hydr/o | water |
| Neur/o | nerve |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -phobia | fear |
| Acr/o | extremities |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| Isch/o | hold back |
| Salping/o | trumpet, fallopian tube |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| Albin/o | white |
| Nas/o | nose |
| Bi/o | life |
| Bronch/o | bronchial |
| Bucc/o | cheek |
| -statis | stoppage |
| Lith | stone |
| Electr/o | electricity |
| anti- | against |
| peri- | around |
| Laryng/o | larynx |
| Dipl/o- | double |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -cele | hernia |
| Quadri- | four |
| -blast | developing cell |
| -opsy | view of, viewing |
| Ne/o | new |
| Pt | patient |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| PO | by mouth |
| IV | intravenous |
| IM | intramuscular |
| NKDA | no known drug allergy |
| ED | emergency department |
| OBGYN | obstetrician gynecologist |
| CT | computed tomography |
| RR | respiration rate |
| c/o | complaints of |
| N/V | nausea and vomiting |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| mL | milliliters |
| mg | milligrams |
| Tsp | teaspoon |
| Tbsp | tablespoon |
| VS | vital signs |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BPM | beats per minute |
| mmHg | millimeters of mercury |
| HR | heart rate |
| O2 | oxygen saturation |
| kg | kilograms |
| Oophor/o | ovary |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| Spondyl/o | spine |
| Lacrim/o | tears |
| Lact/o | milk |
| -cent | puncture |
| Cost/o | rib |
| Myel/o | bone marrow |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -malacia | softening |
| Pod/o | foot |
| -phasia | speak |
| -phagia | swallow |
| Dactyl/o | finger, toe |
| Gloss/o | tongue |
| Mast/o | breast |
| -lysis | destruction |
| Mening/o | membrane |
| a-, an- | without |
| -pnea | breathing |
| brady- | slow |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -pathy | disease |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Onc/o | mass, tumor, swelling |
| Ov/i | egg |
| Sept/o | infection |
| Rhin/o | nose |
| Hemat/o | blood |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Chol/e | bile |
| Arthr/o | body joint |
| -esthesia | feeling |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Hyper- | above, over, excess |
| Hypo- | below, less than |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| Tachy- | rapid fast |
| -cyte | cell |
| Hyster/o | uterus |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Pulm/o | lung |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| -trophy | growth, development |
| Bi- | two |
| Macro- | large |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Odont/o | tooth |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Melan/o | black |
| Capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| Ocul/o | eye |
| Mal- | bad, poor, abnormal |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -osis | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ptosis | drooping down |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| Hemi- | half |
| Hepat/o | liver |
| Lapar/o | abdomen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| Fasci/o | band |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -iatry | medical specialty |
| micro- | small |
| Nephr/o | kidney |
| para- | beside |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| -ology | study of |
| Gingiv/o | gums |
| -ologist | one who studies |
| Dent/o | teeth |
| psych/o | mind |
| Ophthalm/o | eye |
| contra- | against |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Derm/o | skin |
| My/o | muscle |
| Aden/o | gland |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Enter/o | intestine |
| Chrom/o | color |
| Crani/o | skull |
| -emia | blood condition |
| mega- | large |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -oma | tumor |
| Ot/o | ear, hearing |
| trans- | across |
| endo- | inside, within |
| -algia | pain |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pathy | disease |
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