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lip | fat (root) |
lip/o | fat (combing form) |
-emia | blood condition (suffix) |
hyper- | excessive; increased (prefix) |
protein | protein (root) |
angi/o | vessel (combining form) |
vas/o | vessel (combining form) |
vascul/o | vessel (combining form) |
cardi/o | heart |
enter/o | small intestine (combining form) |
esophag/o | esophagus (combining form) |
gastr/o | stomach (combining form) |
hem/o | blood (combining form) |
hemat/o | blood (combining form) |
hepat/o | liver (combining form) |
oste/o | bone (combining form) |
ur/o | urine (combining form) |
urin/o | urine (combining form) |
-al | pertaining to (suffix) |
-eal | pertaining to (suffix) |
-ectasis | expansion or dilation (suffix) |
-ectomy | excision (removal of) ( combining form) |
-ia | condition of (combining form) |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-stomy | creation of an opening |
-tomy | incision |
oligo- | few or deficient |
para- | alongside of, abnormal |
peri- | around |
cardi/o | heart |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-dynia | pain |
-ium | structure or tissue |
-logy | study of |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhexis | rupture |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
sub- | below or under |
a-, an- | without |
anti-, contra- | against or opposed to |
de- | from, down, or not |
ab- | away from |
ad- | to, toward, or near |
circum-, peri- | around |
dia-, trans- | across or through |
e-, ec-, ex- | out or away |
ecto-, exo-, extra- | outside |
en-, intra- | within |
inter- | between |
meso- | middle |
meta- | beyond, after, or change |
para- | alongside of or abnormal |
retro- | backward or behind |
sub-, infra- | below or under |
hemi-, semi- | half |
hypo- | below or deficient |
macro- | large or long |
micro- | small |
mono-, uni- | one |
pan- | all |
poly-, multi- | many |
quadri- | four |
super-, supra- | above or excessive |
ultra- | beyond or excessive |
ante-, pre-, pro- | before |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
post- | after or behind |
re- | again or back |
con-, syn-, sym- | together or with |
dys- | painful, difficult, or faculty |
eu- | good or normal |
neo- | new |
-algia | pain |
-dynia | pain |
-genesis | origin or production |
-lysis | breaking down or dissolution |
-oid | resembling |
-penia | abnormal reduction |
-rrhea | discharge |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-cele | pouching or hernia |
-iasis | formation or presence of |
-malacia | softening |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition or increase |
-phil, -philia | attraction for |
-ptosis | falling or downward displacement |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | to bust forth (usually blood) |
-centesis | puncture for aspiration |
-desis | binding |
-ectomy | excision |
-pexy | suspension or fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
-ation | process |
-e | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing |
-ia | condition of |
-y | condition or process of |
-ium | structure or tissue |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-iatrics, -iatry | treatment |
-logy | study |
-logist | one who specializes in the study or treatment of |
-ist | one who specializes |
-meter | instrument |
-metry | processing of measuring |
-poiesis | formation |
-scope | instrument for examination |
-scopy | process of examination |
-stasis | stop or stand |
are/o | air, gas (combining form) |
hydr/o | water (combining form) |
py/o | pus |
abdomin/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
acr/o | topmost, extremity |
aden/o | gland |
arthr/o | joint |
col/o, colon/o | colon |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o | skin |
hist/o | tissue |
my/o, muscul/o | muscle |
nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
or/o | mouth |
pnuem/o, pneumon/o | air or lung |
crin/o | to secrete |
esthesi/o | sensation |
fibr/o | fiber |
gen/o | origin or production |
gynec/o | woman |
lith/o | stone |
morph/o | form |
necr/o | death |
onc/o | tumor or mass |
orth/o | straight, normal, or correct |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child or foot |
phag/o | eat or swallow |
phas/o | speech |
phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
plas/o | formation |
pysch/o | mind |
scler/o | hard |
son/o | sound |
sten/o | narrow |
therm/o | heat |
tox/o, toxic/o | poison |
troph/o | nourishment or development |
A | assessment |
A&W | alive and well |
CC | chief complaint |
c/o | complains of |
Dx | diagnosis |
FH | family history |
HEENT | head,eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
H&P | history and physical |
HPI, PI | history of present illness,present illness |
Hx | history |
IMP | impression |
L&W | living and well |
NAD | no acute disease |
NKA, NKDA | no known allergies, no known drug allergies |
O | objective information |
OH | occupational history |
P | plan (recommendation, disposition) |
PE, Px | physical examination |
PERRLA | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation |
PH, PMH | past history, past medical history |
R/O | rule out |
ROS/SR | review of systems, systems review |
S | subjective information |
SH | social history |
Sx | symptom |
UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
WNL | within normal limits |