Question | Answer |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
ine | pertaining to |
-ive | pertaining to |
-ous | pertaining to |
-ation | a process; being or having |
-ion | action; condition |
-lysis | process of breaking down or destroying |
-ia | condition; state, thing |
-ism | process; disease from a specific cause |
-itis | inflammation of; infection of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
-pathy | disease; suffering |
-ectomy | surgical excision |
-gram | a record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording |
-metry | process of measuring |
-scope | instrument used to examine |
-scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
-stomy | surgically created opening |
-therapy | treatment |
-tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
-iatry | medical treatment |
-ist | one who specializes in |
-logy | the study of |
endo- | innermost; within |
epi- | upon; around |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
peri- | around |
post- | after; behind |
pre- | before; in front of |
sub- | below; underneath; less then |
trans- | across; through |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
hemi- | one half |
hyper- | above; more than normal |
hypo- | below; deficient |
mono- | one; single |
poly- | many; much |
quadri- | four |
tachy- | fast |
tri- | three |
a- | away from; without |
an- | without; not |
anti- | against |
de- | reversal of; without |
dys- | painful; difficult; abnormal |
eu- | normal; good |
nal | bad; inadequate |
re- | again and again |
CC | chief complaint |
CPR | computerized patient record |
DS | discharge summary |
Dx | diagnosis |
EHR | electronic health record |
EMR | electronic medical record |
EPR | electronic patient record |
FH | family history |
H&P | history and physical examination |
HIPAA | health insurance portability and accountability act |
HPI | history of present illness |
PE | physical exmination |
PMH | past medical history |
ROS | review of systems |
SH | social history |
Anatomical | ana- apart from; excessive
tom/o- cut; slice; layer
-ical pertaining to |
Plane | is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts |
coronal | coron/o- structure that encircles like a crown
-al pertaining to |
frontal | front/o-front
-al pertaining |
anterior | anter/o- before; front part
-ior pertaining to |
ventral | ventr/o- front; abdoment
-al pertaining to |
posterior | poster/o- back part
-ior pertaining to |
dorsal | dors/o- back; dorsum
-al pertaining to |
prone | laying face down |
supine | laying on the back; face up |
anteroposterior | anter/o- before; front part
poster/o- back part
-ior pertaining to |
posteroanterior | poster/o- back part
anter/o-before; front part
-ior pertaining to |
sagittal | sagitt/o-going from front to back
-al pertaining to |
medial | medi/o- middle
-al pertaining to |
lateral | later/o- side
al- pertaining to |
transverse | trans- across; through
-verse to travel; to turn |
superior | super/o-above
-ior pertaining to |
inferior | infer/o- below
-ior pertaining to |
cephalad | cephal/o head
-ad toward; in the direction of |
caudad | caud/o- tail
-ad toward; in the direction of |
distal | dist/o- away from the center or point of origin
-al pertaining to |
proximal | proxim/o- near the center or point or origin
-al pertaining to |
external | extern/o- outside
-al pertaining to |
internal | intern/o- inside
-al pertaining to |
Body Cavities | Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity |
cavity | cav/o- hollow space
-ity state or condition |
cranial spinal | is withing the bony cranium. contains the brain, cranial nerves, and other structures |
thoracic | thorac/o- thorax
-ic pertaining to |
abdominal | abdomin/o- abdoment
-ic pertaining to |
pelvic | pelv/o- pelvis
-ic pertaining to |
abdominopelvic | abdomin/o- abdomen
pelv/o- pelvis
-ic pertaining to |
viscera | viscer/o- large internal organs
-al pertaining to |
hypochondriac | hypo- below; deficient
chondro/o- cartilage
-iac pertaining to |
epigastric | epi- upon' above
gastr/o - stomach
-ic pertaining to |
lumbar | lumb/o- lower back
-ar pertaining to |
umbilical | umbilic/o- umbilicus; navel
-al pertaining to |
inguinal | inguin/o- groin
-al pertaining to |
iliac | ili/o- hip bone
-ac pertaining to |
hypogastric | hypo- below; deficient
gastri/o- stomach
-ic pertaining to |
cell | the smallest independently functioning structure in the body that can reproduce itself by division |
Microscopic | Micr/o- one millionth; small
scop/o- examine with an instrument
-ic pertaining to |
Microscope | Micr/o- one millionth; small
-scope instrument used to examine |
tissue | cells combine to form |
organ | tissues combine to form |
macroscopic | Macr/o- large
scop/o- examine with an instrument
-ic pertaining to |
congenital | congenit/o-present at birth
-al pertaining to |
degenerative | de- reversal of; without
gener/o- production; creation
-ative pertaining to |
environmental | caused b the exposure to external substances
ex smoke, allergies, skin cancer |
hereditary | heredit/o- genetic inheritance
-ary pertaining to |
iatrogenic | idi/o- unknown; individual
path/o- disease; suffering
-ic pertaining to |
infectious | infect/o- disease within
-ious pertaining to |
pathogen | path/o- disease; suffering
-gen that which produces |
communicable | communic/o- impart; transmit
-able abe to be |
neoplastic | ne/o- new
plast/o- growth; formation
-ic pertaining to |
nosocomial | nosocomi/o- hospitial
-al pertaining to |
nutritional | nutri/o- nourishment
-ion a process
-al pertaining to |
Onset of a disease | is noticed because of symptoms or signs |
symptom | any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient |
symptomatology | symptomat/o- collection of symptoms
-logy study of |
syndrome | syn-together
-drome a running |
asymptomatic | a- away; without
symptomat/o- collection of symptoms
-ic pertaining to |
inspection | inspecti/o- looking at
-ion action; condition |
palpation | palpat/o- touching or feeling
-ion action; condition |
auscultation | auscult/o- listening
-ation a process; being or having |
percussion | percuss/o- tapping
-ion action |
disease | the course of a disease includes all events from the onset |
acute | sudden in nature and sever in intensity |
subacute | less sever in intensity |
chronic | chron/o-time
-ic pertaining to |
exacerbation | ecacerb/o- increase; provoke
-ation a process; being or having |
remission | remiss/o- send back
-ion action; condition |
sequela | abnormal condition or complication that arises because of the original disease and remains after the original disease has resolved |
therapeutic | therapeut/o- therapy; treatment
-ic pertaining to |
refractory | re- again
fract/o- to break up
-ory having the function of |
surgery | surg/o- operative procedure
-ery process of |
prognosis | pro- before
gnos/o- knowledge
-osis condition; ambnormal |
recuperation | recuper/o- recover
-ation a process; being |
disability | a permanent loss of the ability to perform certain activities |
terminal | termin/o- end; boundry
-al pertaining to |
anorexia | an- without
orex/o- appetite
-ia condition; state; thing |
dysphagia | dys- painful
sphag/o- swallowing; eating
-ia condition; state; thing |
polyphagia | poly- many
phag/o- eating swallowing
-ia condition; state; thing |
cheilitis | cheil/o- lip
-itis inflamation |
sialolithiasis | sial/o- saliva; salivary gland
lith/o- stone
-iasis state of; process of |
stomatitis | stomat/o- stomach
-titis inflammation |
dyspepsia | dys- painful; difficult; abnormal
pep/o- digestion
-ia condition; state; thing |
gastritis | gastr/o- stomach
-itis inflammation |
gastroenteritis | gastr/o- stomach
enter/o- intestines
-itis inflammation |
gaastoesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | chronic inflammation and irritation due to reflux of stomach acid back into the esophagus |
heartburn | temporary inflammation of the esophagus due to reflux of stomach acid |
nausea | an unpleasant, queasy felling in the stomach that recedes the urge to vomit |
emesis | vomiting - the expelling to food from the stomach through the mouth |
vomitus | vomit - the expelled food or chyme |
regurgiation | regurgitat/o- flow backward
-ion action; condition |
hyperemesis | hyper- above; more than nomal
emesis- condition of vomiting |
peptic ulcer disease(PUD) | chronic irritation, buring pain, and erosion of the mucosa to form an ulcer. |
stomach cancer | cancerous tumor of the stomach |
adenocarcinoma | aden/o- gland
carcin/o- cancer
-oma tumor; mass |
ileus | abnormal absence or peristalis in the small and large intestines |
intussusceptions | intussuscp/o- to receive within
-tion a process; being or having |
volvulus | twisting of the intestine around itself because of structural abnormality of the mesentery. |
appendicitis | appendic/o- appendis
-itis inflamation |
colic | col/o- colon
-ic pertaining to |
colon cancer | cancerous tumor of the colon |
divericulum | weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch or tube. |
diverticula | more then one divericulum |
diverticulosis | diverticul/o- diverticulum
-osis condition; abnormal condition; rocess |
diverticulitis | diverticul/o- diverticulum
-itis inflamation |
dysentery | dys- difficult; painful; abnormal
-entery condition of the intestine |
gluten enteropathy | an autoimmune disorder and toxic reaction to the gluten found in certain grains |
celiac | celi/o- abdomen
-ac pertaining to |
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | disorder of the function of the colon, although eh mucosa of the colon never shows and visible signs of inflammation |
Crohn | or regional enteritis affect the ilum and colon |
enteritis | enter/o- intestine
-itis inflamation |
ulcerative | ulcerat/o- ulcer
-ive pertaining to |
colitis | col/o- colon
-itis inflammation |
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | chronic inflammation of various parts of the small and large intestines |
polyp | small fleshy, benign or precancerous growth in the mucosa of the colon |
hemmorrhoids | hemorrh/o- a flowing of blood
-oid resembling |
proctitis | proct/o- rectum
-itis inflammation of |
rectocele | rect/o- rectum
-cele hernia |
constipation | constip/o- compacted feces
-ation a process; being or having |
diarrhea | dia- complete; completely through
-rrhea flow; discharge |
flatulence | flatul/o flatus (gas)
-ence state of |
hematochezia | hemat/o- blood
chez/o- to pass feces
-ia condition; state; thing |
incontinence | in- in; withing; not
contin/o- hold together
-ence state of |
steatorrhea | steat/o- fat
-rrhea flow; discharge |
adhesions | adhes/o- to stick to
-ion action; condition |
hernia | weakness in the muscle or the diaphragm or abdominal wall |
hiatal | hiat/o- gap; opening
-al pertaining to |
incisional | incis/o- to cut into
-ion action; condition
-al pertaining to |
peritonitis | periton/o- peritoneum
-itis inflammation |
ascites | Accumulation of ascitic fluid in he abdominopelvic cavity. |
cirrhosis | cirrh/o- yellow
-osis condition; abnormal condition; process |
hepatitis | hepat/o- liver
-itis inflamation |
hepatomegaly | hepat/o- liver
-megaly enlargement |
jaundice | jaund/o- yellow
-ice state; quality |
liver cancer | cancerous tumor of the liver |
hepatoma | hepat/o- liver
-oma mass tumor |
cholangitis | chalangi/o- bile duct
-itis inflamation |
choecystitis | choecyst/o- gallbladder
-itis inflamation |
cholelithiasis | chol/e- bile; gall
lith/o- stone
-iasis state of procss of |
pancreatic cancer | cancerous tumor of the pancreas |
adenocarcinoma | aden/o- gland
carcin/o- cancer
-oma tumor mass |
pancreatitis | pancreato- pancreas
-itis inflammation |
barium enema | Procedure that uses liquid radiopaque contrast medium (barium) instilled into the rectum and colon |
cholangiography | chalangi/o- bile duct
-graphy process of recording |
computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT scan) | procedure that uses x-rays to crate images of abdominal organs and structures in many thin, successive slices |
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | procedure that uses a strong magnetic field to align protons in the atoms of the patient's body |
Upper gastrointestinal series (UGI) | Procedure that uses a liquid radiopaque contrast medium ( barium) that is swallowed |
nasogastic tube | nas/o- nose
gastr/o= stomach
-ic pertaining to |
abdomoinocentesis | abdomin/o- abdomen
-centesis procedure to puncture |
appendectomy | append/o- small stucture hanging from a larger structure; appendix
-ectomy surgical excision |
biopsy | bi/o- life
-opsy process of viewing |
bowel resection and anastomosis | procedure to remove a section of diseased intestine and rejoin the intestine. |
cholesystectomy | cholecyst/o- gallbladder
-ectomy surgical excision |
colostomy | col/o- colon
-stomy surgically created opening |
stoma | the mouth of the colon that is rolled up and sutured to abdominal wall |
endoscopy | end/o- innermost; withing
-scopy process of using and instrument to examine |
esophagoscopy | esophag/o- esophagus
-scopy process of using an instrument to examine |
gastroscopy | gastr/o- stomach
-scopy process of using an instrument to examine |
esophagogastroduodenoscopy | esophag/o- esophagus
gastr/o- stomach
duoden/o- duodenum
-scopy process of using an instrument to examine |
sigmoidoscopy | sigmoid/o- sigmoid colon
-scopy process of using an instrument to examine |
colonoscopy | colon/o- colon
-scopy process of using an instrument to examine |
laparotomy | lapar/o- abdomen
-tomy process of cutting of making an incision |
gastrectomy | gastr/o- stomach
-ectomy surgical excision |
gastreoplasty | gastr/o- stomach
-plasty process of reshaping by surgery |
gastrostomy | gastr/o- stomach
-stomy surgically crated opening |