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CP TRAD MED
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectomy (apendicetomie) | surgical removal |
| -otomy (craniotomy) | cut into |
| -centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy (colonoscopie) | visual examination |
| -graphy (ecografie) | process of producing a picture or record |
| -rrhaphy (myorrhaphy) | surgical suturing |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -phasia | speak or speech |
| -phagia | swallowing |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| tachy- | fast |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| hyper- | excessive or icreased |
| hypo- | decreased or low |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| burs/o | bursa, sac of fluid near joint |
| tend/o, tendin/o, ten/o | tendon |
| arteri | artery |
| angi/o | vessel (lymph or blood) |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| chol/e | bile or gall (bila, fiere) |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| enter/o | intestine |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| men/o | menstruation |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| andr/o- | male |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| dis- | separation, taking apart |
| eu- | good, well |
| idio- | self; one's own |
| lyso-, lys- | break down; destruction; dissolving |
| myc/o- | fungus |
| acous/o- | hearing |
| ad(r)en/o- | gland |
| angi/o- | blood vessel |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| bronch/i- | bronchus |
| burs/o- | bursa |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| chondri- | cartilage |
| gloss- | tongue |
| hist/o-, histio- | tissue |
| ileo- | ileum (ileon) |
| ischi/o- | ischium (osul ischion) |
| kerat/o- | cornea (eye or skin) |
| -in | protein |
| -lysis, -lyctic | breakdown |
| -ity | pertaining to |
| -scopy | to view |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -uria | urine condition |
| intra- | within |
| ab- | away from |
| ec- | out, outside |
| retro- | back, behind |
| para- | beside |
| extra- | outside of |
| ad- | toward, near |
| epi- | above |
| inter- | between |
| trans- | across, through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| Hx | medical history |
| DHx | drug history |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EKG/ECG | electrocardiograma |
| PTA | prior to admission |
| SpO2 | peripheral oxygen saturation |
| BP | tensiunea arteriala |
| HR | frecventa cardiaca |
| RR | frecventa respiratorie |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| NKDA | no known drug allergies |
| HTN | hypertension |
| T2DM | type 2 diabetes mellitus |