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General
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carp/o | carpus |
| femor/o | femur |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| humer/o | humerus |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| muscul/o my/o | muscle |
| stern/o | sternum |
| arthr/o articul/o | joint |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| orth/o | straight |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | dead |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| pil/o trich/o | hair |
| adip/o lip/o steat/o | fat |
| xer/o | dry |
| cutane/o derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| melan/o | black |
| albin/o leuk/o | white |
| cirrh/o xanth/o | yellow |
| phas/o | speech |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| neur/o | nerve |
| spin/o | spine |
| later/o | lateral (away from the midline, toward the side) |
| infer/o | inferior (beneath or nearer to the feet) |
| gli/o | glue, gluelike |
| cerebr/o encephal/o | brain |
| mening/o meningi/o | meninges |
| poster/o | posterior (toward or near the back; dorsal) |
| medi/o | medial (toward the midline; nearer to the middle) |
| anter/o | anterior (toward or near the front; ventral) |
| onych/o | nail |
| super/o | superior (above or nearer to the head) |
| col/o colon/o | colon |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| append/o appendic/o | appendix |
| gloss/o lingu/o | tongue |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| cholcyst/o | gallbladder |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| dent/o odont/o | teeth |
| phag/o | eating, swallowing |
| an/o | anus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| pept/o | digestion |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| lob/o | lobe |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| trache/o | trachea |
| carcin/o | cancer, carcinoma |
| are/o | air |
| muc/o | mucus |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| pneum/o pneumon/o | air, lung |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| cost/o | ribs |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| ox/i ox/o | oxygen |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| or/o stomat/o | mouth, mouthlike opening |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ur/o urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| nephr/o ren/o | kidney |
| cyst/o vesic/o | bladder |
| noct/o | night |
| lith/o | stone |
| py/o | pus |
| olig/o | deficiency |
| galact/o lact/o | milk |
| orch/o orchi/o orchid/o test/o testicu/o | testis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| andr/o | male |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck |
| episi/o vulv/o | vulva |
| colp/o vagin/o | vagina |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| mamm/o mast/o | breast |
| oophor/o ovari/o | ovary |
| nat/o | birth |
| semin/o sperm/o spermat/o | sperm |
| hyster/o metr/o uter/o | uterus |
| phleb/o ven/o | vein |
| angi/o vas/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| atri/o | atria |
| electr/o | electricity |
| valv/o valvul/o | valve |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | thick, fatty |
| cardi/o coron/o | heart |
| thromb/o | thrombus (clot) |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| path/o | disease |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thyr/o thyroid/o | thyroid |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| hydr/o | water |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| gluc/o glucos/o glyc/o glycos/o | sugar, glucose, sweet |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| corne/o kerat/o | keratinized tissue, cornea |
| salping/o | tube (fallopian or eustachian) |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| retin/o | retina |
| myring/o tympan/o | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| to/o | ear |
| acous/o audi/o | hearing |
| ocul/o optic/o ophthalm/o | eye |
| dipl/o | double |
| patell/a patell/o | patella |
| calc/o | calcium |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| oste/o | bone |
| tox/o toxic/o | poison, toxin |
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| natr/o | sodium |
| kal/i | potassium |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| vertebr/o spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| crani/o | cranium |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| brady- | slow |
| inter- | between |
| para- peri- | beside, near |
| dia- trans- | through, across |
| hyper- super- supra- | excessive, above |
| neo- | new |
| en- end- endo- in- intra- | in, within, inner |
| iso- | same, equal |
| ab- | away from |
| a- an- in- | without, not, absence of |
| multi- poly- | many, much |
| anti- contra- | against, opposite |
| epi- | above, upon |
| oligo- | deficiency |
| uni- mono- | one, single |
| tri- | three |
| pre- | before |
| eso- | inward |
| macro- | large |
| eu- | good, normal |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| circum- | around |
| hemi- semi- | half |
| hypo- sub- infra- | below, beneath |
| ambi- | both, both sides, around, about |
| mal- | bad, inadequate |
| bi- di- | two |
| pro- | before, forward |
| ex- exo- extra- | away from, outside, external |
| tachy- | rapid |
| quadri- tetra- | four |
| tox- | poison, toxin |
| micro- | small |
| auto- | self |
| re- retro- | behind, back |
| ad- | toward |
| ultra- | beyond |
| post- | after, following |
| ec- ecto- | out, outside |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
| -scope | viewing instrument |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| -uria | urine |
| -stomy | mouthlike opening |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -edema | swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -iasis | pathological condition or state |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -phoria | feeling |
| -tomy | cutting into, incision |
| -oid | resembling |
| -malacia | softening |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -phonia | voice |
| -phobia | fear |
| -metry | measurement |
| -lith | stone |
| -phasia | speech |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -opia -opsia -opsis -opsy | vision, view of |
| -partum -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -pause -stasis | cessation, stopping |
| -derma | skin |
| -kinesia -kinesis | movement |
| -iatrist -ician -ist -logist -ologist | specialist, specialist in the study of |
| -gram | record |
| -acusia -acusis -cusis | hearing |
| -ia -ism | condition |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -cyte -cytic | cell |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -clasis -clast | to break |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -algesia -algesic -algia -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -ole -ule | small |
| -rrhaphy | suture, suturing |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -cidal -cide | destroying, killing |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -static | not in motion, at rest |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -plasia -plasm | formation, growth |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -oma | tumor |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pathy | disease |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -emia | a condition of the blood |
| -phage -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -cele | hernia |
| -gen -genesis -genic -genous | creating, producing |
| -lepsy -leptic | seizure |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ial -ic -ical -ory -ous -tic -tous | pertaining to |
| -trophy | nourishment, growth |
| -osmia | smell, odor |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| FH | family history |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| Sx | symptom(s) |
| IV | intravenous |
| SubQ/Sub-Q/SC | subcutaneous |
| OTC | over the counter |
| ID | intradermal (injection) |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| PE | physical examination |
| Tx | treatment |
| Bx | biopsy |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease) |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (stroke, brain attack) |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PCP | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| HTN | hypertension |
| q2h | every two hours |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| bid | twice a day |
| qam | every morning |
| qid | four times a day |
| tid | three times a day |
| qh | every hour |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| ROM | range of motion |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| LA | left atrium |
| ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| BP | blood pressure |
| LV | left ventricle |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| RA | right atrium |
| PUD | PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE |
| ś | WITHOUT |
| SBO | SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION |
| UGI | UPPER GI X-RAY |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| IBS | IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME |
| LFT | LIVER FUNCTION TEST |
| N & V | NAUSEA AND VOMITING |
| NG | NASOGASTRIC |
| NPO | NOTHING BY MOUTH |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| PR | PER RECTUM |
| EGD | ESOPHAGOGASTRIODUODENOSCOPY |
| ERCP | ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPH |
| GERD | GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| h, hr | HOUR |
| IBD | INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE |
| Abd | abdomen |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BR | bedrest |
| BRP | bathroom privileges |
| ć | with |
| CA | cancer |
| c/o | complain (ed/ing/s/t) of |
| sebaceous cyst | small sack/pouch under skin surface filled with thick fluid/ semi-solid oil substance called sebum |
| EMG | ELECTROMYOGRAM |
| GBS | GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME |
| ICP | INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE |
| LOC | LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS/ LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| OCD | OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER |
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