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TermDefinition
aden gland
adip fat
albin white
aut self
bi life
blephar eyelid
carcin cancer
caus burn; burning; heat
cauter heat; burn
chrom color
cis to cut
cry cold
crypt hidden
cutane skin
cyan blue
cyt cell
derm skin
diaphor profuse sweating
ecchym blood in the tissues
erythr red
hidr sweat
hist tissue
ichthy dry; scaly
immun immune; protection
integument covering
jaund yellow
kerat hard, horn-shaped tissue
lip fat
melan black
myc fungus
necr death
onych nail
papill nipple-like
pil hair; hair follicle
prurit itching
psor itching
py pus
rhytid wrinkle
scler hardening
seb sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
squam scale
steat fat; sebum
therm hot; heat
trich hair
ungu nail
xanth yellow; yellowish
xen foreign; unlike species
xer dry
a- not; without
auto- self
e- out; away from
epi- on; over; upon
hyper- above; above normal; excessive
hypo- below; below normal; deficient
in- in; into; not
intra- within; into
para- near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
per- through
sub- below; under
-al, -ary, -ic, -ous, -tic pertaining to
-cyte cell
derma skin
dermis skin
ectomy surgical removal; excision
ema condition
esis action; condition; state of
esthesia feeling; sensation
genesis formation
iasis abnormal condition
ion process; state; condition
ism process; condition
itis inflammation
logy study of
opsy tumor; mass
ose view of; viewing
osis full of; pertaining to; sugar
phagia process; abnormal condition
plasty eating; swallowing
rrhea surgical repair
therapy flow; excessive discharge
tome instrument used to cut thin sections
BP blood pressure
Bx biopsy
CA cancer
cm centimeter
CV cardiovascular
GI gastrointestinal
HEENT head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
Hx history
I&D incision and drainage
L5-S1 spinal disks located between the fifth lumbar vertebra and the first sacral vertebra
LLE left lower extremity
LUE eft upper extremity
NKA no known allergies
NS nonsmoker
OTC over-the-counter
PCP primary care physician
PRN as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
Pt patient
RA rheumatoid arthritis
RLE right lower extremity
RUE right upper extremity
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
SOB shortness of breath
sq, subcu, subq subcutaneous
y/o years old; year-old (as in 18-year-old)
a.c., ac before meals (from the Latin ante cibum
abd abdominal
ATT PHYS attending physician
BM bowel movement
BP blood pressure
BS blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds
CAT computerized axial tomography
CBC complete blood count
CC chief complaint
CT computed tomography; computerized tomography
CV cardiovascular
DM diabetes mellitus
EGD esophagogastroduodenoscopy
GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI gastrointestinal
IBS irritable bowel syndrome
HAV hepatitis A
HBV hepatitis B
HCV hepatitis C
k potassium
LGI lower gastrointestinal
LLQ left lower quadrant
LUQ left upper quadrant
mg milligram(s)
Na sodium
NG, ng nasogastric
NG, ng nothing by mouth (from the Latin non per os)
NS nonsmoker
N/V nausea and vomiting
p.c., pc after meals (from the Latin post cibum)
PO; p.o by mouth (from the Latin per os)
PRN, p.r.n. as needed (from the Latin pro re nata)
Pt, pt. patient
Q4H every four hours (from the Latin quaque quarta hora)
R rectal
RLQ right lower quadrant
RUQ right upper quadrant
SOB shortness of breath
UGI upper gastrointestina
y/o years old; year-old (as in 16-year-old)
acr/o crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
ankyl/o joint
arthr/o arm
burs/o bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
calcane/o calcaneus; heel bone
carp/o wrist
cervic/o neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
chir/o hand
chondr/o cartilage
clavicul/o clavicle; collarbones
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
cubit/o elbow
dactyl/o digits (fingers or toes)
dextr/o to the right
femor/o thigh bone
fibul/o fibula; lower leg bone
humer/o humerus; upper arm bone
hy/o hyoid bone
ili/o ilium; top of the hip bone
kyph/o humpback
ligament/o ligament
lord/o curve; swayback
lumb/o lumbar region; loin
lux/o slide
mandibul/o meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint
menisc/o meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint
myel/o bone marrow; spinal cord
narc/o numbness; sleep; stupor
nas/o nose
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
patell/o patella; kneecap
ped/o foot; child
phalang/o phalanges; fingers or toes
physi/o nature; function
por/o opening; passageway; porous
pod/o foot
pub/o pubis; pubic region
pyret/o fever
rachi/o spine; vertebra
rheumat/o watery flow
rhin/o nose
sacr/o sacrum
sarc/o flesh; connective tissue
scoli/o crooked; bent
sinistr/o to the left
spondyl/o vertebra; backbone
ster/o solid structure; steroid
stern/o sternum; breastbone
styl/o column; pillar; tube
synovi/o lubricating fluid of joints
tars/o ankle
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o tendon
tibi/o tibia; lower leg bone
uln/o ulna; lower arm bone
vertebr/o vertebrae; spinal column bones
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