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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, not |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| ad- | toward |
| AIDS | auto immunodeficiency syndrom |
| ambul/o | walking |
| amnion | amni/o |
| andr/o | male |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| anti- | against |
| anus | an/o |
| ASAP | as soon as possible |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| BaE | barium enema |
| bi- | two |
| black | melan/o |
| blood | hemat/o |
| blue | cyan/o |
| BM | bowel movement |
| bone | oste/o |
| brady- | slow |
| brain | encephal/o |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| cardi/o | heart |
| catilage | chondr/o |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| -cele | herniation, swelling |
| cells | -cyte |
| CHF | congenital heart failure |
| chlor/o | green |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| chondr/o | catilage |
| -clasis | surgical fracture |
| condition of | -osis |
| contra- | against |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| core/o | pupil |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| cranium | crani/o |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cry/o | cold |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVA | cardiovascular accident |
| D | dilation and curettage |
| dacry/o | tear, lacrimal apparatus |
| death | necr/o |
| decrease | -hypo |
| dent/o | teeth |
| destruction of | -lysis |
| di- | double |
| dia- | through, across |
| dilation | -ectasis |
| discharge from | -rrhea |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| ear | ot/o |
| ear drum | tympan/o |
| eating, swallowing | -phagia |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| ecto- | outside, outward |
| -ectasis | dilation, swelling |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -edema | swelling |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| enlargement | -megaly |
| eosin/o | rose colored |
| epi- | above, upon |
| ER | emergency room |
| -esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| eu- | good, normal |
| excessive | hyper- |
| excision | -ectomy |
| exo- | outward |
| eye | ophthalmo/o |
| false | pseudo- |
| first | primi- |
| forming, producing | -poiesis |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| Fx | fracture |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| glands | aden/o |
| gluc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| glyc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| GP | general practitioner |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| gray or gray matter | poli- |
| Hbg | hemoglobin |
| hearing | audi/o |
| hernia | -cele |
| hist/o | tissue |
| Hx | history |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | decrease, deficient |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IDDM | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| ilium | ili/o |
| -ism | abnormal condition |
| incision | -tomy |
| inflammation of | -itis |
| infra- | below, under |
| irid/o | iris |
| -itis | inflammation |
| joint | arthr/o |
| kal/o | potassium |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| kidney | nephr/o |
| kinese/o | movement |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| later/o | side, to one side |
| -lith | stone |
| lith/o | stone |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| measuring | -metry |
| men/o | menstruation |
| mening/o | meninges |
| mes/o | middle |
| meta- | change, beyond |
| -meter | instrument to measure |
| -metry | measuring |
| mmHg | millimeters of mercury |
| morph/o | shape |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| muscle | my/o |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor, numbness, sleep |
| narrowing | -stenosis |
| necr/o | death |
| NIDDM | non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| NSAIDS | non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs |
| nyct/o | night |
| OB-GYN | obstetrics, gynecology |
| OD | right eye, overdose |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| onych/o | nail |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| oste/o | bone |
| pain | -algia |
| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, responsive to light and accommodation |
| PAP | papanicolaou's smear |
| para- | near, beside |
| paralysis | -plegia |
| parathyroid | parathyroid/o |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| phag/o | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phonia | voice |
| -physis | growth |
| pil/o | hair |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pod/o | foot |
| poli- | gray or gray matter |
| poly- | many, much |
| pre- | before |
| pregnancy | -cyesis |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pt. | patient |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| puncture | -centesis |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| R/O | rule out |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis, right atrium |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| rectum | rect/o |
| red | erythr/o |
| repair of | -plasty |
| retro- | behind |
| ROM | range of motion |
| rose | eosin/o |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| salping/o | tube |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| scaly | ichthy/o |
| schist/o | splitting, fissure |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| sensation | -esthesia |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary glands |
| skin | derm/o |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| somat/o | body |
| speech | -phasia |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure pulse |
| spinal cord | myel/o |
| spine | rachi/o |
| spleen | splen/o |
| -stasis | standing still |
| STAT | immediately |
| STD | sexually transmitted diseases |
| sub- | under, below |
| sugar | gluc/o |
| supra- | above, excessive |
| sweat | sudor/o |
| T | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy |
| -tachy | fast, rapid |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| tear duct | dacry/o |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| ton/o | tension |
| toxic | toxic/o |
| trachea | trache/o |
| trans- | across, through |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| tumor | -oma |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| uni- | one |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| -uria | urine |
| vaginal | pertaining to the vagina |
| urination | the act of urinating |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| VS | vital signs |
| water | hydr/o |
| within | endo- |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| yellow | lute/o |
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