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PMI Phlebotomy Terms
Medical root words, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations,
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aer | air |
| angi | vessel |
| arteri | artery |
| bili | bile |
| bucc | cheek |
| cardi | heart |
| cyan | blue |
| cutane | skin |
| cyt | cell |
| dermat | skin |
| erythr | red |
| fibrin | fiber |
| gluc | sugar/glucose |
| hem | blood |
| hemat | blood |
| leuk | white |
| lip | fat |
| my | muscle |
| necr | death |
| onc | tumor |
| path | disease |
| phleb | vein |
| thromb | clot |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| a-,an-,ar- | without/away from |
| aniso- | unequal |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cyan- | blue |
| dys- | difficult/painful |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | on, over, upon |
| exta- | outside |
| homeo- | same |
| hyper- | too much, high |
| hypo- | low, under |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| iso- | equal, same |
| mal- | poor/bad |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| per- | through |
| tachy- | rapid |
| -ac, -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | recording, writing |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -rrhage | excess/abnormal flow/bursting forth |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling, standing |
| -tomy | cutting, incision |
| -dema | swelling |
| ABGs | arterial blood gasses |
| ABO | blood group system |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ALT | alanine transaminase (SGPT) |
| Aq | water |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT) |
| b.i.d. | twice a day, (bis in die) |
| bili | bilirubin |
| BMP | basic metabolic profile |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BS | blood sugar |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| c (with a line over it) | with (cum) |
| C | Celsius; centigrade |
| C & S | culture & sensitivity |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| Chem | Chemistry |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| c/o | complains of |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| Crit | hematocrit (HCT) |
| Diff | differential count of white blood cells |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DOB | date of birth |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ER/ED | emergency room |
| ESR/sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| ETOH | ethyl alcohol |
| FNS | fasting blood sugar |
| Fe | Iron |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| FUO | fever of unknown origin |
| gluc | glucose |
| GTT | glucose tolerance test |
| h | hour |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HCT/Hct | hematocrit |
| HGB/hgb | hemoglobin |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| HH | hemoglobin & hematocrit |
| HIV | heman immunodeficiency viirus |
| H2O | water |
| hx | history |
| K | potassium |
| LD/LDH | lactic dehydrogenase |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| LE | lupus erythematoses |
| lytes | electrolytes |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| Na | Sodium |
| Neg | negative |
| NPO | nothing by mouth (nulla per os) |
| Oz | oxygen |
| O&P | ova and parasite (stool sample) |
| Path | Pathology |
| pH | hydrogen ion concentration |
| PKU | phenylketonuria |
| p.o. | orally (per os) |
| PP | after a meal (postprandial) |
| PT | prothrombin time/protime |
| PTT | partial prothrombin time |
| PLT | platelet |
| PSA | prostrate specific antigen |
| pt | patient |
| PT | prothrombin time/protime; physical therapy |
| QNS, q.n.s. | quantity not sufficient |
| RBC | red blood cell/ red blood count |
| RPR | rapid plasma reagin |
| Rx | treatment |
| s with a line over it | without |
| sed rate | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
| STAT | immediately (statum) |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| T&C | type and crossmatch (type & x) |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| UA, ua | urinalysis |
| WBC, wbc | white blood count |
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