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SRGT Ch1 Terminology
Intro to Healthcare Terminology Ch1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ante- | before; in front of |
| Anti- | against |
| Dys- | bad; painful; abnormal; difficult |
| Endo-, End- | inner; within |
| Ex- | outside; out |
| Hyper- | excessive; above |
| Hypo- | deficient; below; under |
| Per- | through |
| Peri- | around; surrounding |
| -al, -ac, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tomy | incision; process of cutting |
| -y | condition; process |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| colon/o, col/o | colon |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth; born |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| LASER | Light amplification by stimulation emission radiation |
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
| -icle, -ole, -ule | small; tiny |
| -is | structure; thing |
| -um | structure |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ptosis | drooping; prolapse; sagging |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | busting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge; flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -metry | process measurement |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -gram | process of recording |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -tripter | machine to crush |
| -trite | instrument to crush |
| -er | one who |
| -iatrician, -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment |
| -iatrics | treatment |
| -iatry | process of treatment |
| -ist | one who specializes |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| Pre- | before |
| Post- | after |
| A-, An- | no; not; without |
| Epi- | above; upon |
| Hemi- | half; partial |
| In- | not; inside |
| Inter- | between |
| Infra- | below |
| Intra- | within |
| Neo- | new |
| Par- | near |
| Para- | abnormal |
| Poly- | many |
| Sub- | under; below |
| Trans- | through |
| Z= | x |
| F= | ph |
| N= | gn |
| U= | eu |
| T= | pt |
| S= | ps |
| fet/o | fetus |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| Chlor | green |
| Eryth | red |
| Xanth | yellow |
| Leuk | white |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft |
| EGD | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ENT | Ear, nose, throat |
| GSW | Gun shot wound |
| Na | Sodium |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth |
| C & S | Culture and sensitivity |
| I & D | Incision and drainage |
| FB | Foreign body |
| CT scan | Computed tomography |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET scan | Positron emission tomography |
| KUB | Kidney, ureter, bladder |
| stat | immediately |
| H & P | history and physical |
| q. | every |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| bi/o | life |
| dent/i, odont/o | teeth |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electrical activity |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone |
| log/o | study; knowledge |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| therm/o | heat; temperature |
| troph/o | nourishment; development |
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