Question | Answer |
AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
ACOA | Adult Children of Alcoholics |
AFB | Acid-fast bacillus |
Al-Anon | AA support group for spouses of alcoholics |
Ala-Teen | AA support group for children of alcoholics |
AD | Right ear, auris dextra |
AS | Left ear, auris sinistra |
AU | Both ears, auris uterque |
C | Celcius degrees |
C&S | Culture and sensitivity(antibiotic susceptibility) |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
DM | Diabetes mellitus |
F | Fahrenheit degrees |
FAS | Fetal alcohol syndrome |
GB | Gallbladder |
GNID | Gram-negative intracellular diplococcus |
HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
HPV | Human papillomavirus |
HSV | Herpes simplex virus |
LMP | Last menstrual period |
Agenesis | Lack of development |
Alcoholism | Chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol |
Amenorrhea | Absence of menstruation |
Apepsia | Cessation of digestion |
Aphasia | Unable to speak |
Aphonia | No voice, unable to make sounds |
Apnea | Absence of breathing |
Audiogram | Graphic record of hearing function |
Audiologist | Hearing specialist |
Audiology | Science that studies hearing |
Audiometer | Instrument to test hearing |
Audiometry | Process of testing hearing |
Bacillus | Rod-shaped bacterium |
Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
Bradypepsia | Slow digestion |
Bradyphasia | Slow eating (Swallowing) |
Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
Calculi | Small stones |
Carcinogenesis | Formation of cancer |
Cholangiogram | x-ray of the bile ducts |
Cholecyst | Gallbladder |
Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the ladder |
Cholecystogram | x-ray of the gallbladder |
Cholescystography | Process of observing x-ray of the gallbladder |
Cholecystotomy | Incision into the gallbladder |
Cholelith | Gallstone |
Cholelithiasis | Infestation with gallstones |
Coccus | Sphere shaped bacterium |
Dactylitis | Inflammation of the fingers and/or toes |
Dactylogram | Fingerprint |
Dactylospasm | Spasm of a digit |
Diplobacillus | Double bacillus |
Diplococcic | Cocci growing in pairs |
Dipsomania | Abnormal compulsion to drink |
Dysmenorrheal | Painful menstruation |
Dyspepsia | Poor digestion |
Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
Dysphasia | Difficulty speaking, garbled speech |
Dysphonia | Difficulty making sounds with the voice |
Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
Hydrocephalus | Enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital) |
Hyperthermia | Abnormally low body temperature |
Lithometer | Instrument to measure stones |
Lithotomy | Incision for the removal of stones |
Coccos | Greek for grain or seeds |
Tympan/o | Eardrum |
-metry | Processs of measuring |
a- | Not, lack of (before a consonant) |
An- | Not, lack of (before a vowel) |
Brady- | Abnormally slow |
Dys- | Difficult, abnormal, poor, painful |
Tachy- | Abnormally fast |
Audi/o | Hearing |
Lith/o | Stone |
Pneumonia | Belongs to the coccus family |
Dipl/o | Growing in pairs |
Strept/o | Cocci growing in twisted chains |
Staphy/l/o | Cocci growing in clusters |
Staphyle | Greek for bunch of grapes |
Baculus | Latin for staff or rod |
Staphyloplasty | Surgical repair of the uvula |
Staphylococcus | Common skin bacterium that may contaminate food, causing toxins to be produced |
Staphylococci | Common form of food poisoning. Most bacterium that form pus and grow in a cluster |
Staphylitis | Inflammation of the uvula |
Staphylectomy | Excision of the uvula (uvulectomy) |
Uvulitis | Inflammation of the uvula |
Py/o | Pus |
Pyocele | Hernia containing pus |
-genic | Producing or forming |
Pyogenic | Bacteria producing pus |
Onc/o | Tumors |
Oncogenic | Promotes tumor production |
Pathogenic | Organisms which produce disease |
Pyothorax | An accumulation of pus in the thoracic cavity. Results when pus-forming bacteria invade the thoracic lining.Results from pneumonia and lung abcess |
Pneumonia | (fluid and infection) |
Purulent | Contains pus. Attended with suppuration |
-rrhea | Flow or discharge |
Diarrhea | To flow through |
Trichomoniasis | STD vaginitis w/ discharge |
Moniliasis | Infection w/ the fungus of this genus |
Elephantiasis | Filarial worm or local inflammation of lymph nodes (causes enlargement) |
Giardiasis | Intestinal disorder w/ diarrhea and abdominal pain. Protozoa from animal feces |
Pyorrhea alveolaris | Disease of the teeth and gums |
Pyorrhea salivaris | Disease of a salivary gland for which there is a flow of pus |
Ot/o | Ear |
Otoscope | Instrument used to examine the ear |
Otic solution | Treats the ear |
Otoscopy | Examining the ear under an otoscope |
Ot/ic | Pertaining to the ear |
Otorrhea | Discharge from the ear |
Otitis | Inflammation of the ear |
Otalgia or otodynia | Ear pain (ear ache) |
Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the ladder |
Cholecystotomy | Incision into the gallbladder |
Cholecystectomy | Excision of the gallbladder |
Rhinolith | Calculus or stone in the nose |
Brady- | Slow |
Bradycardia | Slow heart action/beat |
Bradyphagia | Slow eating or swallowing |
Phag/o | Eat |
Tachy- | Fast or rapid |
Tachycardia | Fast or rapid heart action/beat |
Tachyphagia | Fast eating |
Tachos | Greek meaning swiftness |
Tachogram | A record of the velocity of blood flow |
Tachometer | Instrument which records the velocity of blood flow |
Pneia | Greek meaning breath |
Pne/o | Breath |
-pnea | Suffix for breathing |
Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
Apnea | Without (cessation of) breathing. When the level of CO2 falls very low |
Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
Genesis | Generation |
Agenesis | Without generation. Failure to develop or lack of development. Ex. Agenesis of the hand |
Carcinogenesis | The development of cancer |
Carcinogenic | Pertaining to the development of cancer |
Dys- | Painful, faulty, diseased, bad, difficult |
Men/o | Combining form of menstruation |
-rrhea | Flow or discharge |
Dysmenorrhea | Painful/ difficult menstruation |
Amenorrhea | Absence of menstruation |
Dysphagia | Difficult swallowing |
Dyspnea | Difficult breathing |
Dystrophy | Poor development |
Pepsis | Greek meaning digestion |
Peps/o | Digestion |
Dyspepsia | Poor digestion |
Apepsia | Cessation of digestion |
Bradypepsia | Slow digestion |
Peptic ulcers | Stomach ulcers |
Thermos | Greek meaning heat |
Therm/o | Heat |
Thermometer | An instrument used to measure heat |
Thermic or Thermal | Pertaining to heat |
Thermoesthesia,Thermoalgesia | Oversensitivity to heat |
Thermogenesis | Formation (producing) of body heat |
Thermophobia | Abnormal fear of heat |
Thermoplegia | Heatstroke (paralysis) |
Diathermy | Heating through tissue *treatment |
Diarrhea | To flow through |
Dia- | Through |
Hyperthermia | High body temperature |
Hypothermia | Low body temperature |
Micro- | Small |
Hydrocephalus | Condition involving fluid in the head |
Microcephalus | Condition of an abnormally small head |
Cyst | Sac containing fluid |
Microcyst | Very small cyst |
Microcyte | Very small cell |
Microcardia | Condition of having a very small heart |
Microgram | 1,000th of a milligram (0.001mg) |
Microsurgery | Surgery performed on minute structures using a microscope and small instruments |
Macro- | Large |
Macrocyte | Very large cell |
Macroscopic | Can be seen by the naked eye |
Macrocephalus | Very large head |
Macroblast | Very large embryonic (germ) cell |
Macrococcus | Very large coccus |
Macroglossia | Very large tongue |
Macrotia | Very large ears |
Macrorhinia | Very large nose |
Macrocheilia | Very large lips |
Dactylos | Greek meaning finger |
Dactyl Dactyl/o | Finger |
Macrodactylia, Dactylomegaly | Condition of abnormally large fingers or toes |
Dactylitis | Inflammation of the fingers and/or toes |
Dactylogram | Fingerprint |
Dactylospasm | Spasm of a digit |
Polydactylism | Too many fingers or toes |
Syn- | With or together |
Syndactylism | Joining together of 2 or more digits |
Synergism | 2 or more drugs or organs working together produce an increased effect |
Synergistic | Drugs that work together to increase each other’s effects |
Synergetic | Working together (muscles) |
Synarthrosis | Joints that are fused and immovable (sacrum, pelvic, skull) |
Drom/o | Run |
Dromomania | Insane impulse to wander or roam |
Syndrome | Symptoms running along together |
Korsakoff’s syndrome | Due to alcoholism |
Reye’s syndrome | Behavioral changes and hyperemesis following a viral infection |
Prodrome | Running before a disease) |
Prodromal | Runs before a disease |
Dipsia | Greek meaning thirst |
Dips | Thirst |
Polydipsia | Too much thirst |
Poly | Too much |
Dipsomania | Alcoholism |
Alcoholism | Chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol |
Mcg | Microgram |
Mg | Milligram |
MTD | Membrana tympani dextra (right eardrum) |
MTS | Membrana tympani sinistra (left eardrum) |
NVS | Neurologic vital signs |
OM | Otitis media |
O&P | Ova and parasites |
P | Pulse |
PAR | Perennial allergic rhinitis |
R | Respiration (rate) |
SIDS | Sudden infant death syndrome |
SOB | Short (shortness) of breath |
Staph | Staphylococcus |
Strep | Streptococcus |
T, temp | Temperature |
TB | Tuberculosis |
VS | Vital signs (T,P,R,BP) |
̊ | Degree symbol |