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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Word Root? | the subject of a medical term and the foundation on which it's built. |
| What is a Prefix? | a word element that comes before a word root. |
| What is a Suffix? | a word ending. |
| Cyan | Blue |
| Erythr | Red |
| Leuk | White |
| Cyte | Cell |
| Cyt | Cell |
| Aer | Air |
| My | Muscle |
| Angi | Vessel |
| Bili | Bile |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Thromb | Clot |
| Lip | Fat |
| Derm | Skin |
| Dermat | Skin |
| Gluc | Sugar |
| Glyc | Sugar |
| Path | Disease |
| Arteri | Artery |
| Nephr | Kidney |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Per | Through |
| Extra | Outside |
| Pre | Before |
| A, An, Ar | Without |
| Dys | Difficult |
| Endo | Within |
| Mal | Poor,Bad |
| Aniso | Unequal |
| Iso | Equal |
| Brady | Slow |
| Tachy | Rapid |
| Epi | On |
| Homo | Same |
| Homeo | Same |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Algia | Pain |
| Rrhage | Burst forth |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Penia | Deficiency |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Itis | Inflammation |
| Dema | Swelling |
| Ac, Al | Pertaining To |
| Ectomy | Removal, Excision |
| Logist | Specialist |
| Logy | Study of |
| Tomy | Cutting, Incision |
| Stasis | Stopping |
| Anti | Against |
| Bi | Two |
| Exo | Outside |
| Hyper | Too Much |
| Hypo | Too Little |
| Micro | Small |
| Supra | Above |
| Mono | One |
| Dorso | Back |
| Osis | Abnormal Condition |
| Ole, Ule | Small |
| Ism | Condition, State of |
| Vas | Vessel |
| Ven | Vein |
| Hem/Hemat | Blood |
| Fibrin | Fiber |
| Bucc | Cheek |
| Cyst | Bladder |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Scler | Hard |
| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| BMP | Basic Metabolic Profile |
| BS | Blood Sugar |
| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
| Ca | Calcium |
| CBC | Complete Blood Count |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| ESR/Westigren/Sed Rate | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| Fe | Iron |
| FUO | Fever of Unknown Origin |
| HCT | Hematocrit |
| HGB | Hemoglobin |
| HH | Hematocrit and Hemoglobin |
| Hx | History |
| H2O | Water |
| IV | Intravenous |
| K+ | Potassium |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| Na+ | Sodium |
| Neg | Negative |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| O&P | Ova and Parasite |
| p.o | Orally |
| Pos | Positive |
| PP | Postprandial (after meal) |
| PRN | As Necessary |
| pt | Patient |
| PT | Prothrombin Time |
| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| QNS | Quality Not Sufficient |
| RBC | Red Blood Count |
| RR | Recovery Room |
| STAT | Immediately |
| Sx | Symptoms |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| WBC | White Blood Count |
| Plural of A | AE |
| Plural of EN | INA |
| Plural of EX, IX | ICES |
| Plural of IS | ES |
| Singular of NGES | NX |
| Singular of A | ON, UM |
| Singular of I | US |
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