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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflamation |
| -ic, -ac, -ous, -al, -ar | pertaining to |
| -logy | study of |
| -pathy | disease of |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| Gastr/o- | stomach |
| Cardi/o- | heart |
| Pulmin/o- | lungs |
| My/o- | muscles |
| Oste/o- | bones |
| Gingiv/o- | gums |
| Enter/o- | intestine |
| Esaphog/o- | esophagus |
| Lip/o- | fat |
| Stomat/o- | mouth |
| Gloss/o- Lingu/o- | tongue |
| Hepat/o- | liver |
| -rrhea | discharge or flow |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -phagia | to swallow |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| Dys- | difficult or painful |
| Sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon |
| Duoden/o- | Duodenum |
| Abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| Rect/o- | rectum |
| Pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -cele | hernia or herniation |
| -ectomy | excision or to cut out |
| -tomy | incision or to cut into |
| -rrhagia | hemorrage or bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | to suture or stitch |
| -rrhexis | to rupture or burst |
| Midsagittal Plane | separates body into equal left and right halves |
| Frontal Plane | devides body into front and back parts |
| Transverse Plane | devides body into upper and lower parts |
| Cardi/o- | heart |
| Angi/o- | blood vessels |
| Arteri/o- | arteries |
| Phleb/o- | veins |
| Hemat/o- Hem/o- | blood |
| Tachy- | fast or rapid |
| Brady- | slow |
| Erythr/o- | red |
| Leuk/o- | white |
| Electr/o- | electric |
| -gram | picture |
| -graphy | process of taking pictures |
| -cyte | cell |
| Thromb/o- | clot |
| A- An- | without |
| -emia | low count |
| -lysis | distruction of |
| -logist | specialist |
| -genic | to generate or to form |
| Radi/o- | x-ray |
| Sono- Echo- | sound |
| Superior | above or higher than |
| Inferior | below or lower than |
| Nas/o- Rhin/o- | Nose |
| Trache/o- | Trachea |
| Bronch/o- | Bronchus Bronchial Tubes |
| Pulmun/o- Pneum/o- Pneumon/o- | Lungs |
| Laryng/o- | Larynx |
| Pharyng/o- | Pharynx |
| Phren/o- | Diaphragm |
| Pleur/o- Spir/o- | Breath |
| Thorac/o- | Thoracic Cavity (Chest Cavity) |
| Endo- | Inside |
| Ex- | Outside |
| Hyper- | Increased |
| Hypo- | Decreased |
| -algia | Pain |
| -pnea | Breath |
| -spasm | Involuntary Contraction |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| ENT | Ear, Nose, & Throat Specialist |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| SOB | Short of Breath |
| TB, Tb | Tubercilosis |
| BID b.i.d. bid | twice a day |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BM | bowel movement |
| c | with |
| CA, Ca | carcinoma (cancer) |
| disc D/C d.c. | discontinue (discharge) |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| Dx dx | diagnosis |
| Fx fx | fracture |
| Ht, ht | height |
| IV | intravenous |
| N&V N/V | nausea and vomiting |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NPO p MN | nothing by mouth past midnight |
| OTC | over the counter |
| P | pulse |
| PO po p.o. | by mouth |
| PRN | as needed |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| Rx | prescription |
| s | without |
| T | temperature |
| TID t.i.d. | three times a day |
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